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Marijuana Regulation at Work: Your Responsibilities

Safety Services Company

Marijuana Regulation at Work. Understandably, marijuana regulation at work has been a topic of much discussion in the media and at the state and federal regulatory levels over the past few years. State and Federal Usage Regulations. Recreational use of marijuana is currently permitted in the following states: Alaska.

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Safety School: Emergency Response Plans for Permit Required Confined Spaces

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Here are four basic questions to check that your emergency response plan for permit required confined spaces is complete. These four questions are just some of the emergency response variables that employers need to address before sending a worker down into a permit space, and the included documents help you ask them all.

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Clarifying OSHA Recordkeeping Regulations for Multiple Business Establishments

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The OSHA Recordkeeping regulation requires employers keep a record of serious injuries and illnesses using the OSHA 300 Log. b)(2) allows that if the company can produce copies of injury and illness forms when permitted access is requested. Employer Responsible for Determining Qualified Rigger Status.

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OK Commission Says Workers' Comp Alternative Unconstitutional

Construction Equipment

On Friday, the Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission called the alternative workplace-benefit plans that some employers adopted under the law "a water mirage on the highway that disappears upon closer inspection," and ruled unanimously the law that allows employers to opt-out of state-regulated workers' comp plans.

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Construction Cost Estimating Blog: Permits & Building Codes for.

Construction Cost Estimating

Permits & Building Codes for Construction. The Code and Guidelines delineate the responsibilities of clients, project managers, contractors , subcontractors, consultants, related entities, industrial associations and employers in the construction industry. Know about federal construction regulations and rules. Permit Place.

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Maryland Enacts New Environmental Laws in 2020

Green Building Law Update

Maryland has been described as having more pages of environmental statutes and regulations on a per capita basis than any other state. HB 619 Maryland law and regulations are today silent with regard to PFAS including PFOA. Nor does it in any other way prohibit or even regulate PFAS chemicals.

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Maryland Enacts New Environmental Laws in 2020

Green Building Law Update

Maryland has been described as having more pages of environmental statutes and regulations on a per capita basis than any other state. HB 619 Maryland law and regulations are today silent with regard to PFAS including PFOA. Nor does it in any other way prohibit or even regulate PFAS chemicals.

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