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OSHA Releases Final Hazard Communication Rule

Ilyse Schuman
March 21, 2012 11:49

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued its much-anticipated final rule (pdf) revising the agency’s Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to better align it with the United Nations' Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals. Although the...

OSHA issues new manual for whistleblower investigations

Richard Renner
March 19, 2012 16:45

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a new Whistleblower Investigations Manual last year.  The new manual includes some improvements for whistleblowers, such as accepting oral complaints (which is particularly helpful in meeting the short 30-day time limits for...

OSHA proposes $121,000 in fines to Dollar Tree Stores for repeat workplace safety hazards at Newark, NJ store

March 19, 2012 14:00

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Chesapeake, Va.-based Dollar Tree Stores for two repeat safety violations at its Newark location. OSHA opened an inspection in response to a complaint alleging blocked fire exits and the unsafe storage of items...

OSHA finds Metro-North Commuter Railroad retaliated against injured employee

March 14, 2012 14:20

US Labor Department's OSHA finds Metro-North Commuter Railroadretaliated against injured employee, interfered with medical treatment Railroad ordered to pay damages, attorney’s fees An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has...

Week of March 5, 2012 on ILNToday - A Roundup

Lindsay Griffiths
March 09, 2012 14:51

Last week, we experienced some technical difficulties while traveling in Asia for the ILN's Asia Pacific Regional Meeting, so I was unable to bring you the roundup. We're back this week, and I'm bringing you a quick top 10!  ILN Members Fogler Rubinoff & McDonald Hopkins Work Together...