Last week, EHS Today Magazine ran our article in which we delve into more detail about OSHA’s amended Hazard Communication Rule (“HazCom”), and the integration of the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (“GHS”). Check out the full article here, in which we detailed 10 important things employers need to know about… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Combustible Dust
Subscribe to Combustible Dust RSS FeedGrain Journal Features OSHA’s Enforcement Efforts in the Grain Industry
Late last year, I delivered a keynote address to the National Grain & Feed Association’s (NGFA) annual Country Elevator Conference regarding: Why it is important for grain handlers to prepare now for an OSHA inspection; What to do now to prepare for an OSHA inspection; and How best to manage an OSHA inspection once it… Continue Reading
GHS & HazCom: 10 Things Employers Must Know About OSHA’s New Hazard Communication Standard
By Eric J. Conn and Casey M. Cosentino Following a March 20, 2012 Press Release, on March 26, 2012, OSHA issued its much anticipated final Hazard Communication Rule (“HazCom”), which integrates the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (“GHS”) into OSHA’s old Hazard Communication Standard (“HazCom” or “HCS”). The new HazCom Standard… Continue Reading
OSHA Finally Releases Its Watered-Down Fall 2011 Regulatory Agenda
By Paul H. Burmeister and Eric J. Conn At the end of January 2012, OSHA finally released its Fall 2011 regulatory agenda, which is intended to be an overview of what OSHA plans to accomplish in the next few months. The agenda includes updates about the status of several major OSHA rulemaking efforts. Below is… Continue Reading
OSHA Continues to Bear Down on the Grain Industry
Last week, the leaders of the grain industry in North Dakota gathered for their annual conference, this year the Centennial gathering of the North Dakota Grain Dealers Association. I had the privilege of speaking at the conference, and share some background about OSHA’s increasing focus on the grain handling industry, a review of grain handlers’ rights vis-a-vis… Continue Reading
2011 Rundown of OSHA’s Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program and Rulemaking
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