By Amanda R. Strainis-Walker and Eric J. Conn OSHA’s keen interest in enforcement related to combustible dust shows no sign of waning as we close the door on 2011. OSHA’s Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program (NEP), initiated in 2008, continued in earnest through 2011, and notably, has no expiration date. The number of violations and the… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: December 2011
10 Things You Must Know About OSHA’s Nationwide Chemical Facilities PSM NEP
By Eric J. Conn, Head of the OSHA Practice Group at Epstein Becker & Green At the end of November 2011, OSHA announced that it had extended nationwide what had been a limited pilot enforcement program targeting chemical facilities’ compliance with OSHA’s Process Safety Management Standard in a few Regions of the country. This new Chemical… Continue Reading
OSHA Forecast – Top 5 OSHA Developments to Look Out For In 2012
By Eric J. Conn and Amanda R. Strainis-Walker As the clock winds down on 2011, a truly remarkable year of OSHA enforcement, it is time to think about 2012. Notwithstanding the fact that 2012 is an election year, and much of OSHA’s rulemaking activities will be shelved until the day after the election, 2012 is… Continue Reading