On May 1, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a new National Emphasis Program (NEP) to prevent and reduce workplace falls. For the last 12 years, 29 CFR 1926.501 ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), like many federal agencies, has finite resources for carrying out its essential functions. It simply isn’t feasible, nor efficient or ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WWLP) – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has created a new program to protect workers from falls. The National Emphasis Program is an effort to reduce fall ...

The five-year program update expands industry targeting, removes low-risk sites from inspection lists, and sharpens focus on machine-related injury prevention. The U.S. Department of Labor’s ...

The OSHA #2455 Safety and Health Management Program course covers safety and health management responsibilities. Participants will be able to implement a workplace Safety and Health Management Program ...

Facilities that potentially could release highly hazardous chemicals resulting in toxic fire or explosion hazards are the focus of a national emphasis program (NEP) developed by OSHA. The program ...

Apr. 19—ANDERSON — Indiana Sen. Mike Braun is among the lawmakers who have introduced legislation to revive an Occupational Safety and Health Administration program that encourages business to adopt ...

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