OSHA announced it will propose to extend the compliance date of its crane operator certification requirement by three years, to Nov. 10, 2017. The proposal would extend to that same date the existing phase-in requirement that employers ensure their operators are qualified to operate the equipment. These come from OSHA’s final standard on requirements for […]
Stage: Prerule RIN: 1218-AC53 CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1980 Abstract:OSHA is amending 29 CFR 1980, the procedures for handling whistleblower complaints under the Corporate and Criminal Fraud Accountability Act, title VIII of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, 18 U.S.C. 1514A (SOX), to implement statutory changes enacted by Congress under sections 922 and 929A of the Dodd-Frank Wall […]
Stage: Final Rule RIN: 1218-AC50 CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1904 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.) Abstract:This rulemaking involves changes to two aspects of the OSHA recordkeeping and reporting requirements. First, OSHA is updating appendix A to subpart B of part 1904. This appendix contains a list of industries that […]
Stage: Final Rule RIN: 1218-AC36 CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1982 29 CFR 1978 Abstract: OSHA is publishing final procedures for the handling and investigation of retaliation complaints pursuant to section 1521 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007. This Act amended the Federal Railroad Safety Act (FRSA), to give OSHA responsibility for […]
