Jon Schaefer | Construction Law Zone On July 20, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking to clarify the personal protective equipment (PPE) standard for the construction industry. Currently, the PPE standard for the construction industry, unlike for general industry or maritime, does not state clearly that PPE must fit… Continue reading OSHA Moves to Clarify Construction PPE Standard
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OSHA Set to Tag More Firms as Severe Violators Under New Criteria
Richard Korman | Engineering News-Record In announcing last month broadened criteria for classifying employers as severe safety violators, U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration official Douglas Parker singled out a steel fabricator near El Paso, Texas. The U.S. Labor Dept. assistant secretary for occupational safety and health, he posted a blog stating that OSHA had placed Kyoei Steel Ltd. in its severe… Continue reading OSHA Set to Tag More Firms as Severe Violators Under New Criteria