OSHA has recently announced that they will be enforcing provisions to the Whistleblower Protection Program by making significant changes such as these:
Restructuring
With twenty five new investigators added, OSHA wants to do a better job of tracking and accountability regarding its activities and accomplishments by establishing a separate line item for their program starting in the [...]

From June 16 until September 15, 2011, there will be a phase-in period for OSHA’s new residential fall protection directive where they will not issue citations if the employer is compliant with the older directive (STD 03-00-001). However, if the employer doesn’t resolve the situation after receiving a “hazard alert letter” that suggests feasible methods [...]

If you’re going to be in the area, come join us on Friday, May 6th, 2011 in Lakeland, Florida. HUGSafety will be at the “OSHA Changes Residential Fall Protection Requirements” learning event presented by the West Central Florida Safety Alliance demonstating our fall protection guardrail system. We will be joining with Capital Safety and Joan Spencer of OSHA in discussion regarding the new residential fall protection requirements for [...]

Hugs One L.L.C. is excited to announce that the NAHB is including the HUGS Fall Prevention Safety System into their newly established fall protection training program. We look forward to educating others on 360 degree passive rooftop perimeter protection and are interested in everyone’s feedback as we will soon be offering free demonstrations of our system to interested parties in an [...]