What’s New Last 30 Days | Occupational Safety and Health Administration

What’s New
Last 30 Days
June 12 – Federal Register 89:49909 – 49910 – Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Concrete and Masonry Construction Standard
June 12 – OSHA News Release – Illinois contractor exposes employees to deadly fall hazards twice in 2 months at homes under construction in Hanover Park subdivision
June 11 – Federal Register 89:49119 – 49120 – Emergency Response Standard
June 07 – Federal Register 89:48691 – 48693 – Reports of Injuries to Employees Operating Mechanical Power Presses; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
June 05 – Federal Register 89:48194 – Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Standard for Construction and General Industry and Electrical Protective Equipment for Construction and General
June 05 – OSHA News Release – Department of Labor cites Long Branch contractor for 32 violations in 4-month span for willfully exposing employees to deadly fall hazards
June 04 – OSHA News Release – Federal judge upholds Department of Labor order for crane company to pay truck driver terminated for refusing to violate federal safety rules
May 31 – OSHA News Release – Federal judge affirms 2022 citation, penalties against United Airlines for failing to protect employee seriously injured when 737 crushes footb
May 31 – OSHA News Release – Federal investigation into worker’s death finds Appleton pallet manufacturer failed to train employees, address machine safety hazards cited in 2019
May 30 – Federal Register 89:46911 – 46912 – Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Occupational Exposure to Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds Standard in the Shipyard Sector
May 30 – Federal Register 89:46911 – Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Occupational Exposure to Beryllium Standard in the Construction Industry
May 29 – Federal Register 89:46424 – 46425 – Notice of Public Meeting
May 29 – OSHA News Release – Rhode Island nail salons, owner agree to stop worker retaliation; pay $753K in back wages, damages after US Department of Labor investigations, litigation
May 29 – Federal Register 89:46423 – 46424 – Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment Standard
May 28 – Federal Register 89:46165 – 46167 – Nemko North America, Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition
May 28 – Federal Register 89:46164 – 46165 – UL LLC: Application for Expansion of Recognition and Proposed Modification to the NRTL Program’s List of Appropriate Test Standards
May 28 – OSHA News Release – Department of Labor cites leading tool, equipment manufacturer after maintenance electrician suffers severe burns in electrical arc fire
May 28 – Federal Register 89:46162 – 46163 – TUV SUD America, Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition
May 23 – OSHA News Release – Department of Labor reaches settlement with Linden contractor after finding the company failed to prevent fatal 5-story fall at a Bayonne work site
May 23 – OSHA Trade Release – OSHA announces return of ‘Beat the Heat’ photo contest to promote awareness outdoor, indoor heat dangers
May 22 – Federal Register 89:45026 – 45028 – Subpart A (General Provisions) and Subpart B (Confined and Enclosed Spaces and other Dangerous Atmospheres in Shipyard Employment); Extension of the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
May 22 – OSHA News Release – Federal court finds USPS again wrongfully fired probationary mail carrier shortly after reporting workplace injury, this time in Oregon
May 22 – Federal Register 89:45017 – 45019 – Steel Erection Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
May 22 – Federal Register 89:45019 – 45025 – Confined Spaces in Construction Industry Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
May 22 – Federal Register 89:45025 – 45026 – Vinyl Chloride Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
May 21 – OSHA News Release – Waukegan roofing contractor finally pays $365K in penalties for endangering employees when Department of Labor moves to seize employer’s property
May 20 – Federal Register 89:44144 – 44461 – Hazard Communication Standard; Final Rule
May 20 – OSHA National News Release – Department of Labor announces final rule updating the Hazard Communication Standard to better protect workers, first responders
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