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2013 Interpretations of OSHA Regulations

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Even while creating new regulations and amending current ones to fit the workplace’s changing safety standards, OSHA is hard at work providing guidance material to help employers follow their rules, and answering questions and providing guidance on existing rules. December 27, 2013. September 3, 2013. June 4, 2013.

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Ontario Employers Face January 2014 Training Deadline

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Ontario Employers Face January 2014 Training Deadline. A new regulation requiring all Ontario employers to train their workers in the concepts of supervisor or employee health and safety awareness is expected to be filed by July 1, 2013 and to come into force on January 1, 2014. Hazard recognition.

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Injury & Illness Prevention Program Highlights OSHA’s 2013 Priorities

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Injury & Illness Prevention Program Highlights OSHA’s 2013 Priorities. The implementation of a new standard requiring employers to adopt and Injury and Illness Prevention Program (I2P2) highlights OSHA’s 2013 regulatory agenda. Here is a brief look at the most pertinent agenda items.

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Provincial Wage Report Suggest Further Increases in 2013

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Provincial Wage Report Suggest Further Increases in 2013. A New Foundland and Labrador minimum wage advisory panel is recommending that the provinces’ raise minimum wage rate in 2013 and then readjust upward every year afterwards. For more information on a custom safety program for your company, please contact us by clicking here.

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Ontario Employers Face January 2014 Training Deadline

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Ontario Employers Face January 2014 Training Deadline. A new regulation requiring all Ontario employers to train their workers in the concepts of supervisor or employee health and safety awareness is expected to be filed by July 1, 2013 and to come into force on January 1, 2014. Hazard recognition.

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No timeline to start I2P2, Michaels says

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OSHA has implemented a number of programs over the last five years that have increased regulation and enforcement, but when it comes to the agency’s top priority, OSHA Administrator David Michaels is not providing a timeline. There are people who believe we regulate too much.”. Enforcement OSHA'

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#1 Fall Protection: Examining Top OSHA Violations of 2013

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For the second year in a row, the construction fall protection regulation, 1926.501, topped OSHA’s list of violations. It accounted for 8,241 of the 42,502 infractions in 2013. Take the time to read the regulation summary below, then check to make sure your worksites comply with every part of it. How to Reduce Falls.

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