April 3, 2013 by Fred Hosier
More than 40,000 workers die each year from exposure to toxic chemicals at work — 10 times the number that die from safety incidents such as falls, fires and explosions. So why isn’t OSHA doing more to curb these health threats?
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Tags: glue, n-proply bromide, permissible exposure limits, toxic chemicals at work
April 23, 2012 by Fred Hosier
A report to Congress from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) calls the process for creating a new OSHA regulation “protracted” and “lengthy.”
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Tags: General Duty Clause, Government Accountability Office, OSHA regulations, OSHA rulemaking, permissible exposure limits
November 3, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Even without a combustible dust standard, OSHA can fine companies for failing to provide appropriate fire and explosion protection from combustible dust.
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Tags: combustible dust, fire and explosion, hearing conservation program, permissible exposure limits, respirators
May 2, 2011 by Fred Hosier
On April 28, 2011, OSHA turned 40 years old. Is the agency suffering an early mid-life crisis?
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Tags: Chamber of Commerce, i2p2, inspectors, job killer, maximum fines, mid-life crisis, OSHA 40-years-old, permissible exposure limits, retaliation, unions
December 7, 2010 by Fred Hosier
