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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently developed three QuickCards™ addressing worker safety topics in marine cargo handling operations. Gangway Safety in Marine Cargo Handling lists safety requirements for preventing falls from gangways, the walkways used for boarding and departing vessels. First Aid in Marine Cargo Handling explains workplace requirements such as assuring at least
Read moreThe U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) updated the Federal Labor Law Poster to include the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), and updates to the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) statute. Those updates include military service member provisions and clarify definitions of serious health conditions. Under GINA, discrimination based on genetic information is prohibited in hiring,
Read moreAssistant Secretary of Labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Dr. David Michaels on March 16 testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Education and Labor Committee’s Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Michaels shared the U.S. Department of Labor’s views on the Protecting America’s Workers Act (PAWA), particularly the issue of enhanced penalties. “Secretary Hilda
Read moreDecades of struggle by members of the IAMAW and other international unions and their members have resulted in significant improvements in working conditions. But the toll of workplace injuries, illnesses and deaths remains enormous. Each year, thousands of workers are killed and millions more are injured or diseased because of their jobs. The IAMAW and
Read moreThe Occupational Safety and Health Administration is extending the comment period on the proposed rule to revise the Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting (Recordkeeping) regulation to March 30, 2010. OSHA published a proposed rule to revise its Recordkeeping regulation on January 29, 2010. The proposal would restore a column to the OSHA 300
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