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OSHA delays enforcement of crane operator documentation requirements for ‘good faith’ employers
Washington — Employers who make “good faith efforts” to document their evaluations of crane operators have an additional 60 days to comply with OSHA’s Cranes and Derricks in Construction: Operator Certification Extension, according to a Feb. 7 enforcement memorandum from the agency.
By: Safety + Health Magazine – National Safety Council
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Fall Protection tops OSHA’s annual ‘Top 10’ list of most frequently cited violations
Fall Protection is OSHA’s most frequently cited standard for the eighth consecutive year, the agency and Safety+Health announced on Tuesday October 23rd, at the 2018 National Safety Council Congress & Expo.
Patrick Kapust, deputy director of OSHA’s Directorate of Enforcement Programs, presented preliminary data for OSHA’s Top 10 most-cited violations for fiscal year 2018, which ended Sept. 30. Kevin Druley, associate editor for S+H, moderated the session.
OSHA Clarifies Position on Lawful Post-Incident Drug Testing and Reverses Course on Safety Incentive Programs
OSHA has just issued a Standard Interpretation clarifying the guidance that prohibited incentive programs and circumscribed post-incident drug testing; “Clarification of OSHA’s Position on Workplace Safety Incentive Programs and Post-Incident Drug Testing Under 29 C.F.R. §1904.35(b)(1)(iv).”
By Seyfarth Shaw LLP