An OSHA compliance directive requiring contractors performing residential construction comply with the residential fall protection standard will take effect as scheduled on June 16, 2011. The Standard (29 C.F.R. § 1926.501(b)(13), Duty to Have Fall Protection) generally requires that guardrails, safety nets or personal fall arrest systems be used on residential jobsites that are more than six
April 2011
OSHA Warns Hair Salons of Potential Formaldehyde Exposure
By Bradford T. Hammock on
Posted in OSHA Guidance
OSHA has just released a hazard alert to hair salon owners warning of potential formaldehyde exposure from working with some hair smoothing and straightening products. In a press release announcing the hazard alert, OSHA states:
Federal OSHA has found formaldehyde in the air when stylists used hair smoothing products, some of which do not have formaldehyde
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Top Ten OSHA Developments Affecting Employers
By Bradford T. Hammock on
Posted in OSHA Enforcement
We thought you would be interested in the following article highlighting the Top Ten OSHA Developments Affecting Employers published this month on the Association of Corporate Counsel website.