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What's New - January 2009
- January 30 - OSHA QuickTakes -- RSS Feed
- January 29 - Trade Release - OSHA publishes new Deck Barge Safety Guidance Document and Spud Barge Fact Sheet
- January 29 - Trade Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA announces informal public hearing on proposed cranes and derricks standards in construction
- January 29 - Region 5 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites Alsip, Ill.-based company for workplace safety violations
- January 29 - Federal Register 74:5185 - Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
- January 29 - Region 1 - Fall hazards at New Haven, Conn., worksite lead to nearly $62,000 in U.S. Labor Department OSHA fines for Stratford, Conn., roofing contractor
- January 29 - Region 6 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA and International Association of Foundation Drilling form alliance to promote safety and health in construction industry
- January 29 - Region 6 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA and National Safety Council in Metairie, La., sign safety and health alliance agreement
- January 29 - Region 6 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA fines El Paso, Texas, construction contractor $106,200 for alleged workplace safety violations
- January 27 - Region 4 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA, Gulf Coast Latin Chamber of Commerce and University of South Florida's SafetyFlorida forming alliance
- January 27 - Federal Register 74:3937-3947 - Occupational Exposure to Diacetyl and Food Flavorings Containing Diacetyl; Proposed Rule
- January 27 - Federal Register 74:3526-3534 - Additional Quantitative Fit-Testing Protocols for the Respiratory Protection Standard
- January 26 - Interpretation - Extent of OSHA's jurisdiction over worksites involving geological and underground storage facilities for gas and hazardous liquids.
- January 26 - Interpretation - Clarification of OSHA regulation 29 CFR 1910.159(c)(10), Sprinkler spacing.
- January 26 - Federal Register 74:4363-4365 - Cranes and Derricks in Construction
- January 23 - Region 7 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Anderson Construction of Papillion, Neb., for violations of Occupational Safety and Health Act
- January 23 - Region 7 - OSHA recognizes Falewitch Construction Services Inc. of La Vista, Neb., for achievements in workplace safety and health
- January 23 - Region 1 - Rockingham County, N.H., employer faces $44,500 in fines from U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA
- January 23 - Federal Register 74:4245-4246 - NSF International; Expansion of Recognition
- January 23 - Federal Register 74:4237-4245 - Calaveras Power Partners L.P., Matrix Service Inc., T. E. Ibberson Company, TIC--The Industrial Company, and Zachry Construction Corporation; Notice of Application for a Permanent Variance and Interim Order, Grant of an Interim Order, and Request for Comments
- January 22 - Region 4 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes $119,000 in penalties against Tampa, Fla., area construction company for endangering employees
- January 22 - Region 2 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA issues 9 serious citations to University of Rochester laser lab following August 2008 accident that seriously injured worker
- January 22 - Interpretation - Whether the Demolition standard applies to moving a residential structure. 29 CFR 1926 Subpart T - Demolition.
- January 22 - Trade Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA to publish proposed rule on occupational exposure to diacetyl and food flavorings containing diacetyl
- January 21 - Interpretation - Re-qualification requirements for mobile crane operators engaged in construction work.
- January 21 - Interpretation - Whether catch platforms (used to catch an employee in the event of a fall from a working surface above) must comply with OSHA's scaffold standard, Subpart L.
- January 21 - Trade Release - OSHA publishes proposed rulemaking to establish revised procedures for fit testing respirators
- January 16 - OSHA Quick Takes -- January 15, 2009 -- Volume 8, Issue 1
- January 14 - Whether a manufacturer-stipulated minimum anchor point elevation of 18½ feet precludes the use of a shock absorbing lanyard in an aerial lift.[1926.453(a)(1)(v); 1926.453(b)(2)(v); 1926.500(a)(3)(i); 1926.500(b); 1926.502(d); 1926.502(d)(15); 1926.502(d)(16)(iii)]
- January 13 - Interpretation - OSHA's position on conflict preemption precluding state court findings with regard to defective NIOSH-certified respirators.
- January 13 - Interpretation - Grain handlers and engulfment hazards; procedures for unguarded sweep augers.
- January 13 - Interpretation - Clarification of the provision banning smoking in the OSHA asbestos standards.
- January 13 - Interpretation - Whether written programs may be kept solely in an electronic format.
- January 13 - Interpretation - OSHA's position on employer performing additional air monitoring that exceeds OSHA requirements.
- January 13 - Interpretation - Requirement for an employer to conduct an exposure assessment for tasks involving lead-containing paint.
- January 13 - Interpretation - Determining scaffold support capability.
- January 13 - Interpretation - Contractor responsibilities for health and safety when removing asbestos-containing materials from private dwellings.
- January 9 - 74:858 Clarification of Employer Duty To Provide Personal Protective Equipment and Train Each Employee [1910]
PDF File - January 9 - 74:923-927 Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories; Satellite Notification and Acceptance Program [1910.7]
PDF File - January 9 - 74:927-952 Revisions to the Voluntary Protection Programs To Provide Safe and Healthful Working Conditions [1910.7]
PDF File - January 9 - OSHA's position on conflict preemption precluding state court findings with regard to defective NIOSH-certified respirators.[1910.134; 1910.134(a)(1); 1910.134(d)(1)(ii)]
- January 5 - Whether catch platforms (used to catch an employee in the event of a fall from a working surface above) must comply with OSHA's scaffold standard, Subpart L.[1926.0450(b); 1926.0451(a)(1); 1926 Subpart L]
- January 2 - 74:120-121 Addenda to the Memorandum of Understanding: To Formalize the Working Relationship Between the Department of Energy and the Department of Labor
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