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    The latest regulatory news and updates concerning OSHA, MSHA, EPA, consensus standards and other occupational safety and health regulatory concerns.

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    OSHA Launches Severe Injury Report Dashboard
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    Maersk to Change Safety Policies After OSHA Investigation
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    OSHA Settles with Dollar General Requiring Corporate-wide Safety Investments

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    How OSHA’s New Heat Rule Impacts Employers

    Aug. 5, 2024
    Attorneys urge employers to use it as a general model for their own practices.
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    DOL Proposes Rule to Protect Workers from Extreme Heat  
    Health

    OSHA Proposes Rule to Protect Workers from Extreme Heat  

    July 2, 2024
    Employers would be required to develop an injury and illness prevention plan to control heat hazards.
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    DOL Mine Inspections Result in Significant Violations
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    DOL Mine Inspections Result in Significant Violations

    July 1, 2024
    Since 2023, MSHA’s impact inspections have identified 3,880 violations.
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    EHS Regulatory Preparedness: The Ultimate Leading Indicator

    June 21, 2024
    Companies today exist within a complex and sprawling regulatory landscape that is constantly changing. One small misstep can mean serious consequences for an organization, from...
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    OSHA

    OSHA Liabilities Threaten Mergers and Acquisitions

    June 19, 2024
    Overlooking past injury and illness violations can prove costly.

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    How New York’s Height and Weight Discrimination Law Works

    April 1, 2024
    Similar laws may be coming to a jurisdiction near you.
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    Final Rule Issed on Employee Representation at OSHA Inspections
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    Final Rule Issued on Employee Representation at OSHA Inspections

    March 29, 2024
    “Worker involvement in the inspection process is essential for thorough and effective inspections and making workplaces safer,” said OSHA's Doug Parker.
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    OSHA Changes Process Safety Management Standard

    March 11, 2024
    Directive governs the safe use and storage of highly hazardous chemicals.
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    EPA

    EPA Strengthens Safety Standards to Protect At-Risk Communities from Chemical Accidents

    March 4, 2024
    The final rule includes revisions to improve chemical process safety, to assist in planning, preparing for, and responding to accidents, and to increase public awareness of chemical...