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Maybe there was an injury, and you added a guard, but the guard made it difficult or impossible to unjam the equipment or operate the machine. Documentation of infeasibility is extremely important because the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) has recognized feasibility when ruling on contested cases.

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OSHA Electronic Records Submission Delayed, But Not for Long

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OSHA recently announced another delay in the deadline for employers to electronically submit their 2016 injury and illness data to the agency. Not only will the data be online and searchable, the underlying documents will be public records subject to disclosure to the media, plaintiffs’ lawyers, and competitors.

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Bird Friendly Building now the Law in Howard County

Green Building Law Update

But there is no authoritative nationwide repository of bird casualties or injuries, so estimating the scope of this is difficult. SSpc55 credit , but zealots may have preferred the originally drafted version by the American Bird Conservancy? But banning housecats does not make a good public policy in Howard County or elsewhere?

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From the razzle-dazzle of Las Vegas to Zoom conferences and cameras in basements… the 2020 NFL Draft will be like nothing we’ve ever seen before as richest sporting league in the world adapts to coronavirus crisis

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When you take the show to Vegas, the razzle-dazzle goes up a notch, even for one of sport’s most dramatised spectacles: the NFL Draft. . The 2020 NFL Draft was scheduled to be held in front of the Bellagio Hotel fountains in Vegas. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell reads out names at last year’s Draft in Nashville, Tennessee

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April 2017 Newsletter – A “New, New OSHA” Emerges

FDR Safety

OSHA wants to hear from the public on draft Process Safety Management guidance documents. Employers reminded to post injury and illness summaries through April; electronic filing not required until July. OSHA’s On-site Consultation Program helps Utah manufacturer reduce workplace injuries and illnesses.

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OSHA Alert: How to Prepare for an OSHA Inspection

FDR Safety

Responding to all document and other information requests by the OSHA inspector. In the case of catastrophic accidents, including fatalities or accidents resulting in multiple serious injuries, special care must be taken when it comes to the designation of company representatives. Send a confirming letter or email if necessary.

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Stronger leadership on safety needed at colleges

FDR Safety

In a nutshell, the picture is this: Students are not employees and are not under the jurisdiction of OSHA; hence injury and illness is not recorded. ESH staffs rather than the Presidents of colleges and universities draft policies and mission statements.

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