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House legislators reintroduce Protecting America's Workers Act

In late January, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a new version of the Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses final rule that eliminated the mandat...

February 14th, 2019

2/14/19

EPA Proposes Revised Definition of "Waters of the United States"

Proposed Rule ChangeSummary: EPA is proposing to define the term "waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act to include waters within the ordinary meaning of the term, such ...

February 14th, 2019

2/14/19

Next Phase of Beta Filters Includes Scout Availability and Tracer Enhancements

In November of 2018, a major enhancement was introduced to Dakota’s filtering and analysis tools that improved performance and simplified the user experience. The initial version of B...

February 14th, 2019

2/14/19

OSHA answers frequently asked questions surrounding silica rule

The U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration's current respirable crystalline silica standard for general industry has set a permissible exposure limit of 50 micrograms pe...

February 8th, 2019

2/08/19

ISO 45001: The Path to Certification

The adoption of the new ISO 45001 Standard for Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Management Systems provides opportunities for organizations to obtain ISO certification for OH&S man...

February 1st, 2019

2/01/19

OSHA changes electronic recordkeeping requirements to protect worker privacy

Citing concerns over worker privacy, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a final rule that no longer requires establishments with 250 or more employees to electroni...

January 30th, 2019

1/30/19

Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses

Action Forcing ChangeSummary: OSHA is amending the electronic recordkeeping regulation by rescinding the requirement for establishments with 250 or more employees to electronically subm...

January 25th, 2019

1/25/19

EPA and OSHA among federal agencies impacted by government shutdown

Now over a month old, the ongoing partial government shutdown has easily surpassed the 21-day shutdown of 1995 for the title of longest ever, and presently shows no indications of endin...

January 22nd, 2019

1/22/19

Michigan first state to lower blood lead levels for workers

Flint, Michigan, was thrust into the national spotlight in 2014, after a decision to cut costs by switching the city's drinking water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River led to ov...

January 18th, 2019

1/18/19

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House legislators reintroduce Protecting America's Workers Act

In late January, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a new version of the Improve Tracking of Workplace...

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