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    Has there been a change of direction? The declining number of OSHA inspectors under the Trump Administration

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    Has there been a change of direction? The declining number of OSHA inspectors under the Trump Administration
    21
    Jan

    by Travis Vance and Pamela Williams Fisher Phillips As all Americans are aware, each presidential administration has its own priorities. President Trump’s administration is no different in this regard. In fact, President Trump has put his stamp on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) by stalling, delaying or modifying Obama-administration policies (think the anti-retaliation […]

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    Jovita Carranza begins as SBA’s 26th administrator

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    Jovita Carranza begins as SBA’s 26th administrator
    15
    Jan

      WASHINGTON, DC — Jovita Carranza was sworn in recently as the 26th Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). She leads the only federal agency exclusively dedicated to assisting small business owners and entrepreneurs in starting, growing and expanding their businesses and providing targeted recovery support in declared disasters. This is Carranza’s second […]

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    OSHA stresses limits on computer-based training

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    OSHA stresses limits on computer-based training
    14
    Jan

    Source: EHS Today David Sparkman The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) takes employee safety training very seriously, and in support of that commitment the agency recently reinforced its stated policy that online and computer training alone for employees is not adequate to meet federal train requirements. “One of the keys that OSHA emphasizes in […]

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    New conveyor belt cleaner design: Reduce inventory with cut-to-length

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    New conveyor belt cleaner design: Reduce inventory with cut-to-length
    14
    Jan

    A new conveyor belt cleaner has been designed with an innovative method of holding the urethane blade in place without the need to mill any slots for holding pins. Combining the benefits of previous designs into one product, the QC1+TM belt cleaner from Martin Engineering can be cut to length to fit virtually any application, […]

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    What to expect from OSHA in 2020

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    What to expect from OSHA in 2020
    31
    Dec

    Proposed rulemakings and initiatives stand out on the agency’s agenda Source: EHS Today by David Sparkman Don’t expect OSHA to slow down as it enters the fifth decade of its existence, following a year of heightened activity in support of its workplace safety mission. An agency of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), OSHA spent […]

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