As a part of its continued efforts to assess compliance with the HIPAA Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Rules, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently announced the launch… Read more
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JUST ANNOUNCED! US Labor Department Announces Final Rule to Improve Workers’ Protection from the Dangers of ‘Respirable’ Silica Dust OSHA has issued two silica standards: one for construction and one… Read more
OSHA Raises Fines and Increases Scrunity for Reporting Violations
On September 18, 2014, OSHA issued a final rule revising its occupational injury and illness recordkeeping and reporting requirements in 29 C.F.R. 1904. Shortly before OSHA’s new injury and illness… Read more
Year One of OSHA’s Severe Injury Reporting Program: An Impact Evaluation
Year One of OSHA’s Severe Injury Reporting Program: An Impact Evaluation Every year, tens of thousands of men and women across the United States are severely injured on the job, sometimes with permanent consequences… Read more
OSHA Updates TB-Related Inspection Procedures for Health Care Settings
Focus is on Healthcare: Fourth OSHA Document in Three Months Aimed at Healthcare The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has updated inspection procedures related to worker exposures to tuberculosis in… Read more
OSHA Reverses Position on Kinesiology Tape as Medical Treatment
Article brought to you by: Stephen A. Burt, BS, MFA In an interpretation letter to the National Athletic Trainers’ Association dated July 6, 2015, OSHA reversed its earlier interpretation that… Read more
Ready or Not, OSHA Focuses in on Healthcare
OSHA is turning up the heat on inpatient and residential healthcare facilities. The healthcare industry has long been a favored target for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) due… Read more
Final Virginia Rule Issued For OSHA Reporting Requirements
Rule becomes effective July 1, 2015. In a press release issued September 11, 2014, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced the final rule for Occupational Injury and Illness Recording… Read more
Final Virginia Rule Issued For OSHA Reporting Requirements
Rule becomes effective July 1, 2015. In a press release issued September 11, 2014, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced the final rule for Occupational Injury and Illness Recording… Read more
P3 Initiative- Plan, Prevent, Protect
The Department of Labor (DOL) states many employers “have a culture of compliance,” while others “depend upon luck or happenstance to avoid workplace violations.” Still others “make a calculated decision… Read more