Just weeks after announcing that it would be initiating the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) process for its IIPP rule, the Agency recently announced that there would be an additional delay in starting the process. IIPP has the potential to be the most significant OSHA rulemaking in over a decade, potentially requiring all employers to implement
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IIPP – Ready or Not Here it Comes!
OSHA is poised to release to the public its initial regulatory approach to its Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) rule. OSHA has announced that it will begin the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement and Fairness Act (SBREFA) process for its IIPP rule, at which time the Agency will likely make public a draft regulatory text and…
IIPP – What Should Employers Expect and When Should Employers Expect It?
OSHA’s Spring 2011 Regulatory Agenda reiterates OSHA’s earlier commitment to initiate the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act process for its Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) rule in June of this year. Now midway through July, it is unclear when OSHA will release to the public its initial regulatory approach to the IIPP rule. The Agency’s oft-stated…
OSHA Surveys Employers’ Safety and Health Practices
OSHA has launched a survey of safety and health practices of private sector employers "as a tool toward better designing future rules, compliance assistance and outreach efforts." OSHA is surveying as many as 19,000 employers nationwide of all sizes and in all industries. Recipients of the survey can complete it either in hard copy form or electronically.
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