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On April 26, 2021, OSHA referred its COVID-19 emergency temporary standard (“ETS”) to the White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (“OIRA”). OIRA reviews agency standards to facilitate finalization and publication.
With President Biden’s March 15 deadline for OSHA to issue a COVID-19 ETS more than a month in the past, even those who anticipated a delayed response had started to question whether OSHA would issue a standard. Indeed, the longer the ETS takes to issue – and, to be clear, it hasn’t yet issued – the less sense it makes. For OSHA to promulgate an ETS, section 6(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act requires “that employees are exposed to grave danger from exposure to substances or agents determined to be toxic or physically harmful or from new hazards, and . . . that such emergency standard is necessary to protect employees from such danger.” As COVID-19 vaccinati
Despite ongoing efforts by construction employers and safety professionals to prevent falls, provide fall protection systems, and train workers, falls continue to be the leading cause of death in the construction industry. According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 401 construction workers died from falls to a lower level in 2019.
Downloadable poster available at https://www.osha.gov/stop-falls-stand-downOSHATo raise awareness of construction falls and work with the industry to better prevent them, the National Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction was launched through the NORA Construction Sector Council in 2012 with leadership from NIOSH, OSHA, and CPWR. Each year, the National Safety Stand-Down, where employers and workers take a break to focus on preventing falls, is the cornerstone of the campaign.
The White House
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve in key administration positions.
Cathy Harris, Nominee for Chair of the Merit Systems Protection Board
Geraldine Richmond, Under Secretary for Science, Department of Energy
Daryl Baldwin, Nominee for Member of the National Council on the Humanities
Sean Burton, Nominee for Member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
Genine Macks Fidler, Nominee for Member of the National Council on the Humanities
Beverly Gage, Nominee for Member of the National Council on the Humanities
Karen Hedlund, Nominee for Member of the Surface Transportation Board
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve in key administration positions.
Cathy Harris, Nominee for Chair of the Merit Systems Protection Board
Geraldine Richmond, Under Secretary for Science, Department of Energy
Daryl Baldwin, Nominee for Member of the National Council on the Humanities
Sean Burton, Nominee for Member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
Genine Macks Fidler, Nominee for Member of the National Council on the Humanities
Beverly Gage, Nominee for Member of the National Council on the Humanities
Karen Hedlund, Nominee for Member of the Surface Transportation Board
Annual seminars are held by NIOSH to inform employers and workers about fall prevention.
By Shereen Hashem
Apr 27, 2021
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), its partners, employees and workers across the country on April 26, 2021 and the week of May 3-7 are holding its second annual National Stand-Down to Prevent Struck-by Incidents and the eighth week-long National Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction.
According to a press release, there were more than 1,100 construction deaths in 2019, the highest level since 2011. Fatal falls went all the way up from 36 percent of all construction fatalities to 401 deaths in 2019, a two percent increase from 2018. By participating in either or both of these national stand-downs, employers and employees are given opportunities for safe work practices on the job: PPE, training, unsafe conditions, hazards, policies and much more.