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OSHA announces new requirements for reporting deaths and severe injuries

BD+C

Department of Labor''s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced a final rule requiring employers to notify OSHA when an employee is killed on the job or suffers a work-related hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye. Regulations Codes and Standards' The rule goes into effect on Jan.

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Coating for sustainability

Construction Specifier

National air district regulations also narrow the field of choices for architects and specifiers tasked with selecting eco-conscious coatings. USGBC released LEED v4 in 2015 with new improvements over previous versions, including increased flexibility, an emphasis on materials and resources, and streamlined documentation.

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New OSHA regulations on reporting workplace deaths, hospitalizations take effect

BD+C

1, 2015, all employers under the jurisdiction of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are required to report all work-related fatalities within eight hours and all in-patient hospitalizations, amputations, and losses of an eye within 24 hours of finding out about the incident. Regulations Codes and Standards'

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Good News, Bad News: OSHA and the Global Harmonization System

FDR Safety

Our guest blogger is Joe Wolfsberger, a senior advisor at FDRsafety and an expert in occupational health/industrial hygiene. For companies with a global presence, the promise of universal regulations is seen as welcome relief from the multitude of regulations that they must deal with around the world. The good news.

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2015 Healthcare Construction – Construction Contractor Compliance

Building Information Management

The terms Globally Harmonized System (GHS) and Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) are getting focused attention from regulators, business owners, and property managers with new requirements. CDC works 24/7 to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S.

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Lamson Dugan & Murray LLP Welcomes Attorney Rebecca M. Queensland

LDM Law

She graduated cum laude from Hamline University in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts in Legal Studies and Business Administration. She went on to earn her Juris Doctorate from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University in 2018, focusing on technology regulation and public health law.

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2015 Healthcare Construction – Construction Contractor Compliance

Building Information Management

The terms Globally Harmonized System (GHS) and Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) are getting focused attention from regulators, business owners, and property managers with new requirements. CDC works 24/7 to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S.