On July 20, 2001, OSHA announced the start of a National Emphasis Program to reduce occupational exposures to lead. According to OSHA, lead exposure is a leading cause of workplace illness and can ...

OSHA has announced a national emphasis program aimed at reducing occupational exposure to lead, one of the leading causes of workplace illnesses. "Occupational exposure to lead is still one of the ...

The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a July 24th news release stating that it had cited Scots Christopher Rule, LLC (“SCR”) for alleged violations involving ...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued citations to Lead Enterprises Inc., a lead recycling and manufacturing company based in Miami, alleging that the ...

OSHA announced the outcome of its Lead in Construction Standard lookback review in yesterday's Federal Register, and Assistant Secretary of Labor Edwin G. Foulke Jr. said employers and employees in ...

The Agriculture Department violated employee safety laws when conducting lead abatement activities at its headquarters offices last spring, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently ...

In response to requests from interested parties, federal labor officials have extended the deadline to comment on its proposed revisions for the workplace lead-exposure standard by two months. It is ...

As public and private entities continue to battle lead hazards, they've come together to provide useful information for asset owners and contractors encountering those hazards and undertaking lead ...

On June 27, 2019, California Governor Newsom approved Senate Bill 83. This budget bill contained a provision setting a September 30, 2020 deadline for Cal/OSHA to adopt a revised lead exposure ...

Federal labor officials are looking at revising workplace lead exposure standards they say are outdated. The U.S. Dept. of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration published an advance ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 requires employers to provide their employees with working conditions that are free of known dangers. OSHA enforces the workplace safety and health ...