OSHA issued final rule eliminating requirement for electronic submission of Forms 300 and 301 Form 300 - Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses Form 301 - Injury and Illness Incident Report  - Maintenance of these forms are still required on-site and are still subject to inspections and enforcement actions - Eliminating...

Nine OSHA inspections in 2018 were conducted with camera-equipped drones, mostly at work sites that were unsafe for inspectors. 10 regional administrators oversee implementation of the program. Currently, employers must consent to drone inspections. OSHA limited to citing employers for safety violations that are in plain sight. Links: OSHA Drones Perform Workplace Inspections |...

New rule became effective this month lowering Blood Lead Levels (BLL) allowed on Michigan's Job Sites - A task force of "industry, labor, management, construction, and health/medicine" came together to determine that a worker should be removed from lead exposure when their BLL reaches 30 µg/dL (micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood) and...