OSHA: don't believe everything you hear
Article Abstract:
Proponents of more lenient occupational safety and health laws are spreading stories that show how silly some Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) laws are. In response, the OSHA has created a Rapid Response Team to establish the veracity of such stories. It also published 'Fact or Fable? A Timely Dispatch to Dispel Long-Lived Myths' with the same purpose. It turns out that the silly stories are attractive because they contain partial truths. The OSHA's rebuttals are necessarily long and are thus less likely to register in people's minds.
Publication Name: Safety & Health
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0891-1797
Year: 1995
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State plans under the spotlight
Article Abstract:
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will focus its attention on state OSHA programs to determine if they meet the standards set forth by federal programs. The study was initiated after a fatal fire occurred in Hamlet, NC, resulting in the evaluation of the North Carolina State Plan. Faced with limited resources and manpower, federal OSHA is in a dilemma whether to take over state programs that are ineffective or risk further budget problems.
Publication Name: Safety & Health
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0891-1797
Year: 1992
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There's a new sheriff in town
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) under Bill Clinton's administration is forecasted to reform various regulations such as the Method of Compliance rule which would prefer engineering control of exposure to toxic substances instead of using personal protective equipment. Democrats are also expected to enforce as much or higher penalties under OSHA provisions than the previous administrations.
Publication Name: Safety & Health
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0891-1797
Year: 1993
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