Attorney Talks OSHA Changes at Chemical Industry Forum
NEWARK, NJ — “Recent changes in OSHA rules and regulations will affect chemical companies and countless employers of all sizes,” veteran labor and employment attorney Joseph P. Paranac Jr. warned at the Metropolitan New York Coatings Association (MNYCA) Fall Technical Forum.
The changes facing chemical and other industries include a new proposed Beryllium standard, rising penalty amounts, stepped-up rapid response investigations, and new and more extensive HazCom (hazard communications) requirements. “Business should ensure they’re ready to meet these new challenges,” advised Paranac, a Newark, New Jersey-based shareholder in national law firm LeClairRyan who was a speaker at the event.