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Judge declines to delay OSHA anti-retaliation rule

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The rule – and the guidance OSHA has issued about complying with the rule – can have a substantial impact on how employers conduct drug testing after an accident, set up safety incentive programs, and create requirements for employees about reporting accidents. Details about the rule and the impact it can have may be found here.

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

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Reports of amputations lead to improved workplace safety through employer settlements. Major meatpacker faces $263K in fines after report of amputation also exposes chemical, fall and fire hazards at a Texas plant. OSHA wants to hear from the public on draft Process Safety Management guidance documents. February 15, 2017.

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Top Railway Projects in the US

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Some of the elevated tracks would also be situated in earthquake-prone areas and thus need to be built and reinforced to comply with highly rigorous safety standards. Scheduled to be operational by December 2022, the project involves constructing a new terminal that contains eight tracks and four platforms. Texas: Texas Central.

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Viewpoint: The Case for Neutral, Third-Party Schedulers | ENR.

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Safety & Health. Survey Schedule. ENR Texas & Louisiana. Viewpoint: The Case for Neutral, Third-Party Schedulers. I was recently asked to participate in a debate on scheduling specifications at Stanford University. Contractors routinely ignore scheduling specifications and their own CPM schedules.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin

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TEXAS FAST FACTS. After Firefly LED Lighting was acquired by a larger lighter company, Austin-based Convergence Wireless seemed a perfect next step for Amstel, who has lived in Austin for 27 years and started out as a facilities engineer at Texas Instruments. Amazon Puts Three New Warehouses In Texas. seamless mill.

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OSHA drug testing rule makes it harder to keep drugs out

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The guidance is contained in a larger document that also addresses what requirements employers can have for prompt employee reporting of injuries, and clarifies rules about safety incentive programs. The rules, which had been scheduled to go into effect in August, are now delayed until Dec. 1 because of a court challenge in Texas.

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Oilfield Deaths Spike with Production Increase

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Texas, which accounted for half the increase in the number of drilling rigs, accounted for nearly half of all deaths. And then some of the older rigs are brought back into service during times of high demand as well,” said Ryan Hill, head of the oil and gas extraction program at the CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.