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Hazardous Energy Programs: Understanding Lockout/Tagout Requirements News Health And Safety, Health Care, Policies And Liability A leading environmental care manager in the state of California explains why understanding lockout/tagout requirements is important in designing hazardous energy programs and what core elements such a program should include.
OSHA Plans to Track Musculoskeletal Disorders, Protect Workers From Airborne Infectious Diseases News Health And Safety, Policies And Liability Plans to publish a request for information to help protect workers from exposure to airborne diseases and proposed changes to restore the musculoskeletal disorders column on its injury and illness recording and reporting form are among the 29 regulatory items on the U.
New DOL Solicitor Confirmed; Filibuster Defeats NLRB Nominee News Employment of Minors, FLSA, Health And Safety, Labor Government Agencies, Minimum Wage, Overtime, Policies And Liability, Unions, Wage and Hour Laws The U. S. Department of Labor (DOL) has a new solicitor but President Obama's nominee to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) went down to defeat. .
DOT Fleshes Out Ban on Text Messaging While Driving Commercial Vehicles News Health And Safety, Labor Government Agencies, Policies And Liability Text messaging is now prohibited while driving a commercial motor vehicle, and the U. S. Department of Transportation agency in charge of enforcing the prohibition published guidance on the matter in the Jan.
Web Site Opens More of OSHRC to Public View News Dispute Resolution, Health And Safety, Labor Government Agencies A new Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) web site provides additional transparency on the independent federal agency's activities. .
Injury Logs Should Include Musculoskeletal Disorders, OSHA Proposes News Health And Safety, Labor Government Agencies, Policies And Liability, Work Conditions Employers would have to record work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) on their injury logs under a proposed rule the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published in the Jan.
OSHA Invites Stakeholders to Air Views at Public Meeting Articles Health And Safety, Labor Government Agencies, Policies And Liability, Work Conditions, Worker Rights The U. S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will hold a public meeting on Feb. 10 to solicit comments and suggestions from stakeholders on key issues facing the agency, the agency announced on Jan.
Effective Telecommuting-Ensuring Productivity While Balancing Corporate Needs and Avoiding Legal Liability Recorded Training Benefits And Leave, Compensation And Evaluation, Discipline and Discharge, Discrimination, FLSA, FMLA, Fringe Benefits, Health And Safety, Minimum Wage, New Hires, Overtime, Policies And Liability, Reasonable Accommodation, Staffing And Contractors, Wage and Hour Laws, Work Conditions Recently with economic pressure and other threats (like H1N1 flu) pressuring businesses to consolidate or eliminate office space, lots of employers are offering telecommuting as a relatively cost-effective alternative.
Telecommuting Pros and Cons Are Weighed News ADA Amendments, Benefits And Leave, Compensation And Evaluation, Discipline and Discharge, Discrimination, FLSA, FMLA, Health And Safety, Labor Government Agencies, Overtime, Plant Closings, Policies And Liability, Privacy, Reasonable Accommodation, Reductions in Force, Special Workplaces, Staffing And Contractors, Wage and Hour Laws, Work Conditions, Worker Rights Telecommuting can benefit employers and employees but only if certain safeguards are in place, a leading attorney on developing workplace policies said recently. The number of telecommuters continues to rise and with it attention on some of the legal issues involved, according to Beverly W.
Billions More Allocated to DOL, EEOC, NLRB for Fiscal Year 2010 News Benefits And Leave, Discrimination, FLSA, Health And Safety, Labor Government Agencies, Unions, Wage and Hour Laws Employers should expect increased enforcement activities under U. S. labor and employment laws as a result of an omnibus spending bill that Congress prepared for President Obama's signature over the Dec.