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National Safety Month
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COVID-19 UPDATES |
| Signal Operational Alerts |
New Focus on Safety Discussions Released |
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Signal Operational Alerts |
Focus on Safety Discussions is a great tool to help Members conduct safety-related meetings ...
Click here to see all of our Focus on Safety Discussions |
| OSHA Standards & Regulations; Corrections |
OSHA Interim Enforcement Procedures COVID-19 |
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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently published technical corrections and amendments to 27 OSHA standards and regulations.
Read Full Release here |
This Interim Enforcement Response Plan for COVID-19 provides instructions and guidance to Area Offices and CSHOs for handling COVID-19-related complaints, referrals, and severe illness reports.
Read Full Release Here |
| Safety Committee Minutes |
Signal Streaming Video |
Find out what Your Safety Committee Members have been working on!
October 2019 (Savannah, GA)
Safety Committee Page |
We are partnering with Training Network Streaming Video Library.
More Information on Training Network |
| Temporary Worker Initiative |
DOL Issues Enforcement Guide For Recording Cases of COVID-19 |
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This Initiative focuses on compliance with safety and health requirements when temporary workers are employed under the joint employment of a staffing agency and a host employer.
Siganl's Temporary Worker Initiative |
Under OSHA’s recordkeeping requirements, COVID-19 is a recordable illness, and employers
are responsible for recording cases of COVID-19
Read Full Release here |
| OSHA Issues Final Rule-Crane Operator Certification |
U.S. DOL Proposes to Revise Beryllium Standard for General Industry |
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OSHA issued a final rule that clarifies certification requirements for crane operators. Under the final rule, employers are required to train, certify/license, and evaluate operators to safely perform crane activities.
Click here to read more.
Read final rule |
OSHA issued a proposed rule on Dec. 10 to revise the beryllium standard for general industry. compliance. Click here to read more
Signal's Beryllium Webpage |
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Signal Members Want YOUR Ideas!
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OSHA Releases Quarterly New Resources Report |
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Signal invites all Members to submit their great “Solutions-at-Work” using the linked form.
SAW's entry information
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Quarterly New Resources Reports highlight new compliance assistance resources issued by OSHA, grantees under OSHA's Susan Harwood Grant Program, participants in OSHA's Alliance Program, and NIOSH.
New Resources Reports |
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ILS-USMX Joint Safety Committee New Circulars
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Silica Standard Effective June 23 |
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The ILA-USMX Joint Safety Committee (JSC) has produced a series of OSH bulletins.
Circular Archive
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General industry and maritime employers must comply with OSHA’s silica standard by June 23
Silica Standards 06-2018
Signal's Crystalline silica page |