Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels has appointed Bill Perry as the new Director of the agency’s Directorate of Standards and Guidance, effective August 24, 2014.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) released recommended practices for staffing agencies and host employers to better protect temporary workers from hazards on the job.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is extending the comment period on the proposed rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses to October 14, 2014.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold a meeting of the Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee (WPAC) September 3-4, 2014, in Washington, DC.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has scheduled an informal stakeholder meeting to gather information on how the agency can increase the effectiveness of its Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory Program.
On March 18, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) began holding public hearings for the notice of proposed rulemaking on occupational exposure to crystalline silica.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a new educational resource that focuses on requirements for injury recording of temporary worker injuries and illnesses.
Specialty chemicals manufacturer Croda Inc., Edison, NJ, has recently won approval by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for participation in the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP), achieving Star certification at its site in Mill Hall, PA.
