Reminder to employers: If you’re required to submit to OSHA a yearly summary of injury and illnesses data, you must send your 2023 data by March 2, 2024. Because of revised recordkeeping rules that went into effect on Jan. 1st, the agency requires establishments with 100 or more employees in certain high-hazard industries to submit data from Forms 300 and 301 – in addition to Form 300A.
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OSHA has launched a challenge aimed at boosting worker participation in implementing hazard controls and job hazard analyses. As part of the annual Safe+Sound campaign promoted by OSHA, NIOSH, the National Safety Council and other safety organizations, the Hazard Huddle Challenge encourages managers to have discussions with workers about workplace safety hazards.
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OSHA and MSHA will be hosting multiple events in honor of Workers Memorial Day April 22-25, 2024, not only to remember and recognize the lives that have been impacted by occupational incidents, illnesses, and diseases, but also to educate all about the importance of workplace safety and health in preventing future tragedies. Events will be held in-person and virtually.
To attend these events, please register here. For more information, please visit the Workers Memorial Day Events webpage.
The nation’s toughest rules for on-the-job lead exposure are set for a vote from California workplace safety regulators. If the state’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board approves the requirements on February 15th — one for construction, one for general industry — the California business mandates would likely take effect July 1, 2024.
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OSHA’s rule on worker walkaround representation is undergoing a final review, according to the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs website. The rule would allow workers to designate someone who doesn’t work for their employer – including a labor union member – to represent them during the “walkaround” part of an OSHA inspection.
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The first step towards improving your EHS program is to assess the state of your EHS culture. Then, you can work towards developing a site-specific safety plan by first determining your hazards to establish how best to protect your employees.
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This is the first year that OSHA’s expanded injury and illness reporting requirements take effect for employers in certain “high-hazard” industries. By March 2, 2024, covered employers will be required to submit “OSHA 300” Logs and “OSHA 301” Incident Reports to OSHA (in addition to the reporting of annual “OSHA 300A” Summaries, which is already required).
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OSHA is reminding employers of their Form 300A posting requirement that begins Feb. 1. Form 300A, a summary of work-related injuries and illnesses, must be displayed “in a conspicuous place or places where notices to employees are customarily posted” until April 30.
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Workplace head injuries are a major safety concern, and the hard hat has been the traditional head protection for workers on construction and other work sites. OSHA has two standards covering head protection: 29 CFR 1910.135 and 29 CFR 1926.100.
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In 2021 the National Safety Council created the MSDSolutions Lab to address musculoskeletal disorders, or MSDs. To help monitor progress, NSC developed the MSD Solutions Index, an annual benchmarking survey, and recently released the inaugural findings in its MSD Solutions Index Pledge Community Report.
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World Millwork Alliance (WMA) 54 TH Annual Convention & Tradeshow will hold its’ premier event at the Memphis Cook Convention Center from September 11-15, 2018. WMA will offer Veterans and Students complimentary access to the exhibit hall during Millwork Career Day on Friday, September 14, 2018 during the show hours of 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
WMA welcomes Veterans and Students to explore a career in the millwork industry. Learn from worldwide millwork professionals while viewing the finest millwork products. Meet with industry distributors and manufacturers about the opportunities in a millwork career.
Pre-registration for a name badge is available by completing a WMA Registration Form. Any local Student or Veteran who has pre-registered will pick up their complimentary “Expo – One Day Pass” with a valid student ID or Veteran ID at the WMA registration desk in the Memphis Cook Convention Center.
Veterans must show a Veteran’s Administration (VA) identification card to receive an “Expo-One Day Pass” and to gain entrance into the exhibit hall on Friday, September 14, 2018.
Students must show a valid Student photo I.D. card to receive an “Expo-One Day Pass” and to gain entrance into the exhibit hall on Friday, September 14, 2018.
Pre-registration is open until August 13, 2018; thereafter, registration is onsite at the WMA registration desk in the Memphis Cook Convention Center.
