Month: January 2016
OSHA Notice On Approval Of New Jersey Occupational Safety, Health Plan
OSHA on Jan. 22, 2016, issued a notice highlighting completion of development of New Jersey’s state plan for occupational safety and health. OSHA announces in the notice that the state has met all the requirements necessary to implement an effective state plan to regulate industries in…
OSHA Seeks Comment On Information Collection, Evaluation Of State Plans
OSHA on Tuesday announced that it is seeking public comment on new efforts to reduce paperwork and reporting burdens on states that maintain their own occupational safety and health plans. According to a Federal Register notice, OSHA is soliciting comments on extension of information collection…
Businesses face April 30 deadline on recordkeeping requirement
OSHA has announced that employers must post between Feb. 1 and April 30Form 300A, which summarizes to employees the total job-related injuries and illnesses that were logged in 2015. According to OSHA, more employers are now covered by the requirements, following changes to the agency’s…
Oregon Occupational Safety Agency Tackles Exposure Limits
Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration will follow two different approaches as it updates permissible exposure limits in 2016, the state’s administrator says in a new agency newsletter. Oregon OSHA administrator Michael Wood says in the newsletter that the agency will begin identifying ways to…