November 11, 2011 by Fred Hosier
An investigation by iWatchNews.org shows a number of employee deaths at “model workplaces” within OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) haven’t been recorded in the agency’s database that monitors the program. And the facilities remain in VPP today.
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Tags: David Michaels, deaths recorded, i2p2, iWatch News, National Safety Council, OSHA funding, user fees, VPP
November 2, 2011 by Fred Hosier
The head of OSHA says the agency’s new hazard communication standard may be finalized in the early part of 2012.
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Tags: David Michaels, GHS, Globally Harmonized Standard, hazard communication
July 12, 2011 by Fred Hosier
An eight-month investigation reveals 80 employee deaths at companies in OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) between 2000 and 2008. What may be even more shocking: 65% of these companies have maintained their VPP status.
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Tags: Center for Public Integrity, David Michaels, Government Accountability Office, Voluntary Protection Program, VPP
June 27, 2011 by Fred Hosier
If you’ve been thinking recently that a large part of your company’s injury prevention program has been turned upside down, you’re not alone.
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Tags: American Society of Safety Engineers, Daniel Pink, David Michaels, motivating employees, safety incentives
January 28, 2011 by Fred Hosier
In a recent speech, OSHA administrator David Michaels acknowledged that his agency is under attack as part of the debate on the role of government.
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Tags: criminal charges, David Michaels, kill jobs, killing workers, OSHA 40th anniversary
January 26, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Just hours before President Obama’s State of the Union speech in which he focused on job creation, OSHA withdrew its second major proposal in a week and said it would seek more input from small businesses on a change to injury logs.
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Tags: business friendly, David Michaels, ergonomics, injury logs, musculoskeletal disorders
November 2, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Imagine this: A big order or a crisis requires lots of overtime for your employees. Where would you draw the line on OT because of worker fatigue?
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Tags: David Michaels, employee fatigue, injury and illness prevention program
October 25, 2010 by Fred Hosier
OSHA administrator David Michaels says safety incentive programs based primarily on injury numbers often discourage employees from reporting injuries. Now Michaels has more support for that position.
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Tags: David Michaels, safety incentive programs, VPP, VPPPA
October 11, 2010 by Fred Hosier
(Analysis from the National Safety Council Congress and Expo in San Diego) One thing is clear after attending three days of sessions at this year’s National Safety Council (NSC) Congress and Expo: Injury rates are no longer considered the best measure of a company’s safety program by many safety pros.
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Tags: David Michaels, injury and illness prevention program, injury rates, National Safety Council, Scott Geller
October 8, 2010 by Fred Hosier
(From the National Safety Council Congress and Expo in San Diego) The federal government’s fiscal year 2010 ended Sept. 30. That timing allowed OSHA officials to present preliminary numbers on 2010 enforcement at this year’s National Safety Council (NSC) Congress and Expo. As expected, the numbers are up, but by how much?
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Tags: David Michaels, fiscal year 2010, inspections, OSHA fines, serious violation, violations
October 7, 2010 by Fred Hosier
(From National Safety Council Congress and Expo in San Diego) OSHA administrator David Michaels has called the Injury and Illness Prevention Program (i2p2) proposal the agency’s top priority. What does Michaels hope companies will get from creating their own site-specific plans to identify and reduce hazards?
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Tags: David Michaels, i2p2, injury and illness prevention programs, National Safety Council, safety success
September 7, 2010 by Fred Hosier
The head of OSHA seeks the support of companies for a proposal to charge user fees for a voluntary safety program.
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Tags: David Michaels, federal funding, Voluntary Protection Program, VPP, VPPPA
August 20, 2010 by Fred Hosier
The head of OSHA says after 40 years, the agency needs a fundamental transformation in the way it addresses workplace hazards, and its relationship to employers and workers. David Michaels says it’s time for OSHA to “take a different road.”
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Tags: David Michaels, future of OSHA, OSHA at 40
June 15, 2010 by Jim Burger
OSHA has an explicit new message for the millions of workers who participate in the agency’s outreach training program: We’re on your side.
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Tags: David Michaels, Injuries, OSHA
June 10, 2010 by Fred Hosier
In the wake of the April 20 oil rig explosion that killed 11 workers, an article by ProPublica, an investigative journalism website, quotes former BP employees as saying management pressured or harassed them not to report safety problems.
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Tags: BP, David Michaels, injury logs, pressured not to report safety problems
May 26, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Just how many injuries would workers hide to see a company’s CEO look silly while dancing? It’s an interesting question given OSHA’s current opinion about safety incentives and a company involved in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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Tags: BP oil rig disaster, David Michaels, Deepwater Horizon, safety incentives, Transocean
May 4, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Workplace cameras captured a practice used by several workers at a Cintas laundry facility in Tulsa, OK: They’d climb onto large conveyors to dislodge stuck piles of clothing going into industrial dryers. One camera also recorded Eleazar Torres Gomez as he was pulled into one of the dryers — an incident that led to his death.
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Tags: Cintas, David Michaels, dramatic video, incentive programs, pulled into dryer
March 22, 2010 by Fred Hosier
“Unscrupulous employers often consider it more cost effective to pay the minimal OSHA penalty and continue to operate an unsafe workplace than to correct the underlying health and safety problem. The current penalties do not provide an adequate deterrent.”
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Tags: David Michaels, death of an employee, OSHA penalty, prison time, Protecting America's Workers Act
February 10, 2010 by Fred Hosier
The Voluntary Protection Programs Participants’ Association has a message for its members and anyone else interested in OSHA compliance assistance: Don’t worry, it isn’t going anywhere.
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Tags: David Michaels, Hilda Solis, OSHA compliance assistance, VPP, VPPA
February 9, 2010 by Fred Hosier
The writing was on the wall when OSHA said last year it was reviewing its Voluntary Protection Program. But now it’s official: The program is slated to get less funding in the President’s proposed 2011 budget.
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Tags: compliance assistance, David Michaels, Hilda Solis, Voluntary Protection Program, VPP
December 29, 2009 by Fred Hosier
As the economy changes, OSHA has signaled it intends to keep up with the times by focusing on new industries as they emerge.
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Tags: David Michaels, green jobs, NIOSH
December 14, 2009 by Fred Hosier
When OSHA published its regulatory agenda this month, acting administrator Jordan Barab held a one-hour Web chat to answer questions about it. One of the most popular inquiries: ergonomic injuries and what OSHA plans to do about them.
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Tags: David Michaels, ergonomics, Jordan Barab, musculoskeletal disorders, Safety training
December 9, 2009 by Fred Hosier
David Michaels is expected to start work as the head of OSHA later this week.
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Tags: David Michaels, ergonomics, Jordan Barab, OSHA administrator
October 6, 2009 by Fred Hosier
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is questioning President Obama’s choice to head OSHA.
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Tags: David Michaels, OSHA nominee, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
July 30, 2009 by Jim Burger
Does OSHA work for working people? No way, says David Michaels — the man President Obama will nominate to run the agency.
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Tags: agenda, David Michaels, OSHA
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