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Revised requirements for authorized trainers in OSHA’s Outreach Training Program will go into effect on April 1, 2019. Recent revisions by OSHA include eliminating the 90-day grace period after a trainer card expires and updating the Trainer Code of Conduct and...
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OSHA issued a press release announcing that it has updated the National Emphasis Program (NEP) on preventing trenching and excavation collapses in response to a recent spike in trenching fatalities. The NEP will increase education and enforcement efforts. The...
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3M™ DBI-SALA® 16 Foot Talon™ Self Retracting Lifeline “3M Fall Protection is issuing the attached Stop Use and Recall Notice regarding the 3M™ DBI-SALA® 16 Ft. Talon™ Self Retracting Life Line. We have detected a small quantity of DBI-SALA 16 Ft. Talon™ Self...
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Special Report: Death by Trench– https://www.equipmentworld.com/special-report-death-by-trench/ The business and human costs of trench-collapse fatalities in the United States...
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced a new enforcement policy that excludes monorail hoists from the requirements of Subpart CC – Cranes and Derricks in Construction, as long as employers meet other...
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OSHA has established an email notification system to provide recordkeeping reminders as well as updates on a new requirement that employers electronically submit their injury and illness logs to the agency. This year’s deadline is July 1, 2017. OSHA is not...
