December 2014

Beginning January 1, 2015, OSHA’s new rule regarding reporting of fatalities and hospitalizations will go into effect. The new rule requires employers to report to OSHA all work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and all work-related hospitalizations of one or more employees, any amputations or loss of an eye, within 24 hours. Reports should be made …

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A review of the recent published penalties and settlement agreements on the www.cpsc.gov website reveal that over the past eighteen months, every civil penalty agreement published has required companies to implement a compliance program or reinforce and buttress the existing compliance program.  The CPSC has declined to adopt formulaic requirements for compliance programs and suggest …

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