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In a Jan. 5 Web chat to discuss the 2010 fall semi-annual
regulatory agenda, OSHA Administrator Dr. David Michaels and staff
asserted that the potential Injury and Illness Prevention Program (I2P2)
is the agency’s highest regulatory priority with “the greatest
impact in terms of preventing workplace injuries, illnesses and
fatalities.”
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The year 2010 was a bad one for workers: An explosion on a an
off-shore drilling rig killed 11 workers and triggered the worst oil
spill in U.S. history; a catastrophic mine disaster killed 29 coal
miners; and an oil refinery explosion caused multiple fatalities – and
those were just the incidents you heard about.
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On Jan. 2, President Barack Obama signed the James Zadroga
9/11 Health and Compensation Act into law. This legislation establishes
the World Trade Center Health Program and extends and expands
eligibility for compensation under the September 11th Victim
Compensation Fund of 2001.
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Compassionate communication within an office can help prevent
workplace burnout and promote healthier work environments.
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At the request of OSHA, the American Industrial Hygiene
Association (AIHA) released a white paper concerning OSHA’s Injury and
Illness Prevention Program (I2P2), a potential new rule that would
require employers to find and fix hazards in their
workplaces.
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OSHA has announced a new directive withdrawing a former one
that allowed residential builders to bypass fall protection
requirements. The previous directive, issued in 1995 and initially
intended as a temporary policy, reflected concerns about the feasibility
of fall protection in residential building construction. A continuing
high number of fall-related deaths in construction, however, has led
industry experts to feel that feasibility is no longer an issue or
concern.
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