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2019 OSHA penalties will increase when the shutdown ends. (Photo: Kostayantin Pankin, Dreamstime)

Shutdown slows annual increase of OSHA penalties

January 18, 2019January 23, 2019 Danielle Andrus 168 Views 0 Comments osha, worker safety

New penalty levels will be implemented when shutdown ends and final rule can be published in the federal register.

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Industry and Economy Labor and Safety

Workplace deaths decline in 2017, but Colorado construction deaths rise

January 18, 2019January 21, 2019 Amy Guettler 258 Views 0 Comments construction industry, osha, trends, worker safety

Falls and opioid use continue to present major threats to workplace safety.

OSHA doesn’t have a specific heat-related standard, but it does require that employers protect workers from known safety hazards. (Photo: Photographerlondon, Dreamstime)

Business Management Labor and Safety

Summer stress: Protecting workers from heat exposure

August 24, 2018August 24, 2018 Danielle Andrus 511 Views 0 Comments niosh, osha

Outdoor workers must consider their risk of heat-related illnesses or death.

Worker groups are petitioning OSHA to adopt a heat-stress standard. (Photo: Aliaksandr Barouski, Dreamstime)

Business Management Labor and Safety Legislation and Regulation

Worker groups petition OSHA for heat-stress standard

August 14, 2018August 14, 2018 Danielle Andrus 340 Views 0 Comments osha, safe and sound week

In mid-July, a coalition of groups led by Public Citizen, a consumer and health advocacy group, petitioned the Occupational Safety and

Safe and Sound Week starts Monday. (Image: OSHA)

Build Insurance and Risk Management Labor and Safety

Safe and Sound Week starts Aug. 13

August 8, 2018August 8, 2018 Danielle Andrus 377 Views 0 Comments osha, safe and sound week, safety week

Visit OSHA campaign website to download resources and host your own safety event.

OSHA's new rule would require employers to conduct ongoing evaluations of operators.

Business Management Labor and Safety Legislation and Regulation

OSHA extends crane safety rule comment period

June 15, 2018 Danielle Andrus 305 Views 0 Comments osha

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced on Friday that it has extended the comment period regarding a proposed crane

OSHA's new rule would require employers to conduct ongoing evaluations of operators.

Business Management Labor and Safety Legislation and Regulation

OSHA issues proposed crane safety rule

May 29, 2018May 31, 2018 Danielle Andrus 319 Views 0 Comments osha

OSHA’s new rule would require employers to conduct ongoing evaluations of operators.

OSHA announced increased penalties for 2018.

Business Management Labor and Safety Legislation and Regulation

DOL, OSHA make inflation adjustment to safety penalties

March 7, 2018March 13, 2018 Danielle Andrus 413 Views 0 Comments osha, penalties

Penalties for OSHA violations increased 2% in 2018.