OSHA’s New Personal Protective Equipment Updated Rule
On January 13, 2025, OSHA’s revised PPE Rule will go into effect in the first quarter of the new year. The rule revision has been in the work since 2011 when the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) passed a motion recommending Federal OSHA use the Standards Improvement Project-Phase IV (SIP-IV) rulemaking to […]
Type I Hard Hats vs. Type II Helmets: A Comprehensive Comparison
Over the past several years General Contractors and Safety Professionals have pushed the use of a newer style of hard hat for their workers and trade partners. The traditional type of hard hat, Type 1, is slowly being replaced by Type 2 helmets. Evolution and modification of personal protective equipment (PPE) is not in and […]
Understanding OSHA’s New Walkaround Representative Rule: What Employers Need to Know
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently issued a final rule on March 29, 2024, which was published in the Federal Register on April 1st, and became a final rule on May 31st. For those employers working in a state that is an OSHA-approved State Plan, they will have six months to adopt the […]