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| Outside influence | | OSHA advisory committees are viewed by some people as vital stakeholder groups. Step inside the committee process to learn what the committees do, how they come to their decisions and where some experts think their influence could be improved. | | 01 April 2013 | | Read More |
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| Washington Update: Michaels outlines OSHA’s future agenda | | Reflecting on the accomplishments OSHA has achieved in the past three years, agency administrator David Michaels laid out an agenda for the upcoming years in which challenges await. | | 01 April 2013 | | Read More |
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| Obama nominates DOJ civil rights attorney for labor secretary | | Washington – President Barack Obama on March 18 nominated his head civil rights attorney, Thomas Perez, to be the new secretary of labor. | | 20 March 2013 | | Read More |
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| North Carolina outpatient payments for injured workers stable – for now | | Cambridge, MA – Recent reforms to reduce outpatient hospital costs in North Carolina have stabilized payments for injured worker treatments, but growth could resume, according to a study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute. | | 13 March 2013 | | Read More |
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| Notable/Quotable | | Occasionally, someone says something about safety that I find noteworthy. When that happens, I’ll post it here. | | 07 March 2013 | | Read More |
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| DOL turns 100 | | Washington – In the face of sequestration, the Department of Labor on March 4 celebrated its 100th anniversary. In March 1913, President William Howard Taft signed into law legislation creating DOL and the Cabinet position of secretary of labor. | | 06 March 2013 | | Read More |
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| Sequester will cut OSHA inspections, administration says | | Washington – As the threat of across-the-board budget cuts looms, the White House has warned that OSHA inspectors would be pulled off the job and the agency would conduct about 1,200 fewer inspections. | | 27 February 2013 | | Read More |
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| Oklahoma senator pushes workers’ comp reform; Tennessee court rules on 'incomplete' forms | | Oklahoma City – Some Oklahoma legislators are attempting to change the state’s process for deciding workers’ compensation cases, arguing that the current system is too adversarial. | | 27 February 2013 | | Read More |
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| GAO: OSHA needs to improve State Plan monitoring | | Washington – OSHA’s current efforts are not enough to help the agency fully determine the effectiveness of its federal and state enforcement activities, concludes a new report from the Government Accountability Office. | | 27 February 2013 | | Read More |
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| New House bill seeks to codify VPP | | Washington – Noting the success of the Voluntary Protection Programs, two lawmakers on Feb. 13 introduced bipartisan legislation to establish the program as a permanent fixture at OSHA. | | 20 February 2013 | | Read More |
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| Michaels staying on at OSHA, according to report UPDATED | | In an unprecedented move, it appears David Michaels may be staying on board as OSHA administrator during President Barack Obama’s second term. | | 07 February 2013 | | Read More |
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| Michaels, Barab and Berkowitz to stay on at OSHA | | Washington – David Michaels will remain as OSHA administrator during President Barack Obama’s second term, an agency spokesperson confirmed to Safety+Health on Feb. 7. | | 07 February 2013 | | Read More |
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| Bill would require federal agencies to evaluate regs | | Washington – A newly introduced Senate bill would require government agencies to assess the effects of both existing and proposed regulations on the economy and job creation. | | 06 February 2013 | | Read More |
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| OSHA releases federal inspection program for 2013 | | Washington – OSHA on Jan. 24 released its annual plan for inspecting federal agencies, outlining how it will decide which federal establishments to inspect. | | 30 January 2013 | | Read More |
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| OSHA Roundup for Jan. 28, 2013 | | The 113th Congress gets underway, with occupational safety and health committee members and leaders selected for the upcoming term. Read about this and some of the most recent fines OSHA has proposed in this week’s OSHA Roundup. | | 28 January 2013 | | Read More |
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