The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that clarifies an employer’s continuing obligation to make and maintain an accurate record of each recordable injury and illness throughout the five-year period during which the employer is required to keep the records.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that it will continue its partnership with Health Canada to align United States and Canadian regulatory approaches regarding labeling and classification requirements for workplace chemicals through the Regulatory Cooperation Council.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a final rule requiring employers to notify OSHA when an employee is killed on the job or suffers a work-related hospitalization, amputation or loss of an eye.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) released recommended practices for staffing agencies and host employers to better protect temporary workers from hazards on the job.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is extending the comment period on the proposed rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses to October 14, 2014.