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: Manufacturing
Subscribe to Manufacturing RSS FeedGHS & 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
Seventh Circuit “Puzzled” by OSHA’s “Work-Related” Recordkeeping Requirement
By Casey M. Cosentino and Eric J. Conn On March 20, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit vacated an ALJ’s decision penalizing Caterpillar Logistics Services, Inc. for allegedly failing to record an employee’s “work-related” musculoskeletal disorder (“MSD”) on the Company’s OSHA 300 log. Caterpillar Logistics Services, Inc. v. Sec’y of Labor, No…. Continue Reading
Managing an OSHA Inspection: Answers to 5 Frequently Asked Questions
By Eric J. Conn Below is a set of important questions that we are frequently asked by clients when OSHA unexpectedly shows up at their doorsteps. These questions and many more are also addressed in our OSHA Inspection Checklist desk reference guide. * * * * * * * … Continue Reading
Enterprise Enforcement: OSHA’s Attack on Employers with Multiple Locations
By Alexis M. Downs and Eric J. Conn Companies that operate multiple facilities in different locations, such as national retail stores, grocery chains, manufacturers, and hotel chains, need to be aware of three new OSHA enforcement trends with enterprise-wide consequences: A rise in follow-up inspections and Repeat violations at sister facilities within a corporate family;… Continue Reading
OSHA’s Primary Metals National Emphasis Program Begins
By Casey M. Cosentino and Eric J. Conn On June 2, 2011, OSHA launched an enforcement National Emphasis Program focused on employers and hazards in the Primary Metals Industries (“Primary Metals NEP”). Establishments in the primary metals industries are those involved in extracting and refining metals from rocks containing iron, lead, nickel, tin and other primary metals,… Continue Reading
OSHA Targets Manufacturers, Nursing Care Facilities, and Chemical Plants
By Eric J. Conn What do manufacturers, nursing homes, and chemical companies have in common? They all represent industries receiving special enforcement scrutiny from today’s OSHA. OSHA is targeting manufacturers under a major Recordkeeping Enforcement National Emphasis Program (Recordkeeping NEP). OSHA launched the Recordkeeping NEP at the end of 2009, originally selecting inspection targets across… Continue Reading