Restoring Volks Rule Will Create Safer Workplaces, Save Lives
- May 21, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
No CommentsIn a critical effort to restore recently destroyed protections for workers, a group of lawmakers has introduced the Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act to deal with the problem of preventable injuries. This bill would restore the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s “Volks” Rule and reaffirm the agency’s authority to enforce workplace injury
Trump signs resolution to strike down ‘Volks’ recordkeeping rule
- April 4, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Overseas Occupational Health And Safety News
Washington – President Donald Trump has signed a Congressional Review Act resolution to repeal OSHA’s so-called “Volks” rule, which addressed employers’ ongoing obligation to make and maintain accurate records of work-related injury and illness data. Trump signed the measure (H.J. Res 83) into law April 4 following its passage in the House and Senate. Trump’s
FMCSA withdraws proposed rule on safety fitness determinations
- March 24, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Overseas Occupational Health And Safety News
Washington – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on March 23 withdrew a proposed rule that would have changed the safety fitness determination process for commercial motor vehicle carriers. The decision ends FMCSA’s pursuit of new methodology to determine whether motor carriers are fit to operate based on on-road safety data, information from investigations or
Groups file motion to intervene in lawsuit against OSHA recordkeeping rule
- March 24, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Overseas Occupational Health And Safety News
Washington – Several public health advocacy groups have filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit that aims to undo OSHA’s requirement for employers to electronically submit worker injury and illness data for public view. On March 21, organizations including watchdog group Public Citizen, the American Public Health Association, the Council of State and Territorial
Senate votes to scrap OSHA’s ‘Volks’ recordkeeping rule
- March 23, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Overseas Occupational Health And Safety News
Washington – The Senate on March 23 joined the House by voting to overturn a final rule from OSHA that addresses employers’ “ongoing obligation” to make and maintain accurate records of work-related injury and illness data. The Senate voted 50-48 to pass a joint resolution disapproving the so-called “Volks” rule, which OSHA issued in the
House passes resolution to block OSHA’s ‘ongoing obligation’ recordkeeping rule
- March 3, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Overseas Occupational Health And Safety News
Washington – Lawmakers have moved one step closer to overturning a final rule from OSHA that addresses employers’ “ongoing obligation” to make and maintain accurate records of work-related injury and illness data. On March 1, the House of Representatives passed a resolution of disapproval to block a final rule that OSHA issued in the final
DOL delays effective date of beryllium rule
- March 2, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Overseas Occupational Health And Safety News
Washington – The Department of Labor is proposing to delay until May 20 the effective date of a final rule intended to protect workers from beryllium. OSHA previously delayed the effective date to March 21 from March 10. The delays are in response to a Jan. 20 White House memorandum that instructed DOL to review
AIHA hosts congressional briefing in support of silica rule
- March 2, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Overseas Occupational Health And Safety News
Washington – During a Feb. 15 congressional briefing on OSHA’s final rule on protecting workers from exposure to respirable crystalline silica, Daniel Anna, past president of the American Industrial Hygiene Association, held up a respiratory protection mask. “For those of you who may not have worn something like this on the job, let me tell
House resolution would block OSHA’s ‘ongoing obligation’ recordkeeping rule
- February 22, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Overseas Occupational Health And Safety News
Washington – A resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act seeks to overturn a final rule from OSHA clarifying employers’ “ongoing obligation” to make and maintain accurate records of work-related injury and illness data. On Feb. 21, Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL) introduced a resolution to block the so-called “Volks” rule from taking effect and
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