On December 4, 2014, OSHA held an Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (“ACCSH”) meeting. ACCSH is an advisory body that provides advice and assistance to OSHA regarding construction standards. There are 15 members of this advisory committee and the committee is comprised of representatives for employers, employees, federal, state and public representatives.
ACCSH’s
Last week, OSHA issued compliance guidance for its Cranes and Derricks in Construction standard, CPL 02-01-057. The Directive provides compliance guidance to Compliance Safety & Health Officers (CSHO) for inspections of construction employers operating cranes and/or derricks in construction activities. Additionally, the Directive serves as a source of information to employers on how OSHA interprets
This week, OSHA issued a final rule delaying implementation of operator certification pursuant to 29 C.F.R. §1926.1427 for a three year period to November 10, 2017. Section 1926.1427 addresses the training and certification requirements for crane operators in construction and was set to become effective on November 10, 2014.
In February, OSHA proposed the three
In August, 2013 we posted an article “OSHA in the Sky – FAA Policy on Application of OSHA Standards for Aircabin Crewmembers” – reporting on the FAA’s August 27, 2013 final policy statement outlining three areas where OSHA could regulate for cabin crewmembers while on board an aircraft in operation. Flightcrew members (i.e. pilots and
In keeping its momentum on temporary workers, on August 25, 2014, OSHA and NIOSH released a joint publication outlining recommended practices for staffing agencies and host employers using temporary workers.
This publication follows the July 15, 2014 memorandum that was issued to Regional Administrators providing instructions to compliance officers who conduct inspections at worksites with
In November 2013, OSHA published a notice of proposed rulemaking, “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses,” to add electronic recordkeeping requirements that would require certain employers to electronically submit to OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping information on a quarterly and/or annual basis. Additionally, the proposed rule would establish a public searchable website where OSHA
In April 2013, OSHA launched an enforcement initiative aimed at reducing injuries and illnesses suffered by temporary workers. According to OSHA, the temporary worker industry has grown 125% since 1990 and approximately 10 million employees are in temporary jobs per year. Given the increased reliance on staffing agencies and temporary workers, OSHA has made it
Each year since 1976, the appropriations bill contains a rider that prohibits OSHA from spending funds on the enforcement of OSHA rules, regulations and standards for farming operations with 10 or fewer non-family employees. And, there is no exception to this prohibition, such as for fatality or imminent danger cases.
OSHA has a directive on
In 2005, California OSHA (Cal-OSHA) promulgated its Heat Illness Prevention standard, Section 3395, regulating employees’ exposure to heat for all outdoor places of employment. This standard is unique to California. Neither Federal OSHA nor any other state operated OSHA program has developed a similar standard governing heat exposure.
While Federal OSHA has no specific standard
On April 11, 2014 OSHA officially promulgated final standards updating the general industry and construction standards for work on electrical power generation, transmission and distribution installations – 29 C.F.R. § 1910.269 and 29 C.F.R. Part 1926, Subpart V. OSHA also issued final standards covering electrical protective equipment, §§ 1910.137 and 1926.97. The final standards contain