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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs released a final rule Tuesday that revises and modernizes the procedures used in administering claims under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act. The rule, published in the June 28 Federal Register, modernizes those procedures to increase fairness and efficiency, updates the regulations to account for recent
Read moreThe Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently unveiled a new interactive web tool to help users determine whether injuries and illnesses are work-related and recordable under the OSHA Recordkeeping rules. The OSHA Recordkeeping Advisor is an interactive tool that simulates an employer’s interaction with a Recordkeeping rules expert. The Advisor relies on the users’ responses to
Read moreBelow is a link for the federal register notice posted by OSHA – a proposed revision to the injury and illness recordkeeping rule that includes a NAICS update (supplanting the use of SIC). By doing so, it changes the mix of industries that will now be covered by the recordkeeping rule (some new industries like
Read moreUnderstanding the GHS Overview The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) is a worldwide initiative to promote standard criteria for classifying chemicals according to their hazards and communicating hazard information on labels and safety data sheets. GHS was developed by international mandate to: Benefit countries, international organizations and chemical producers Enhance
Read moreThe Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a new directive establishing a National Emphasis Program for the Primary Metals Industries. The purpose of this NEP is to identify and reduce or eliminate worker exposures to harmful chemical and physical hazards in establishments producing metal products. Establishments in the primary metals industries are involved
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