On September 15th, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced that it will be expanding the criteria for its Severe Violator Enforcement Program. The new criteria may result in more employers qualifying into SVEP.
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Occupational noise exposure can be disorienting, affect safety, and can have long term damaging effects to hearing. OSHA’s hearing conservation program aims to protect all employees who are exposed to potentially dangerous noise levels at work.
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A coalition of attorneys general from 17 states have written in support of OSHA’s proposed recordkeeping changes. In their letter they state that the new rule would help states better target occupational health and safety enforcement, awareness, and prevention efforts.
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For the first time, heat illness and injuries are the subjects of a National Emphasis Program. The NEP is focused on protecting workers from extreme temperatures that continues to rise year after year.
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While OSHA has had an emergency temporary standard to protect healthcare workers since June 2021, it is now planning a public hearing to collect information in order to make the standard permanent.
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