GHS & HazCom: 10 Things Employers Must Know About OSHA’s New Hazard...
By Eric J. Conn and Casey M. Cosentino Following a March 20, 2012 Press Release, on March 26, 2012, OSHA issued its much anticipated final Hazard Communication Rule (“HazCom”), which integrates the...
View ArticleOSHA Launches New Nursing Home National Emphasis Program
By Julia E. Loyd and Eric J. Conn Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) launched a new National Emphasis Program targeting Nursing Homes and...
View ArticleEHS Today Article: HazCom Gets a Facelift
Last week, EHS Today Magazine ran our article in which we delve into more detail about OSHA’s amended Hazard Communication Rule (“HazCom”), and the integration of the United Nations’ Globally...
View ArticleOSHA Reveals Top 10 List of Most Frequently Cited Standards
OSHA recently identified the 10 most frequently cited standards from FY 2012 (October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012). There were no surprises on the list, and it was consistent with years past...
View Article5 Issues OSHA Will Target over the Remainder of 2013
By Eric J. Conn, Head of the OSHA Practice Group at Epstein Becker Green An industry contact recently asked me what five issues I expected OSHA would be focusing its enforcement efforts on for the...
View ArticleOSHA Forecast – 5 Important OSHA Issues to Monitor in 2014
By the national OSHA Practice Group at Epstein Becker & Green As we closed the book on 2013 — a truly remarkable year of OSHA enforcement and regulatory activity — we look to the future, and think...
View ArticleSimple Strategies for Keeping Workers Safe When Working Outside in the Heat
As it gets hotter outside, employers should consider how best to protect their employees from work-related heat illness. Thousands of workers fall victim to heat illness each year, and, tragically,...
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