Policy

Users of styrene and certain other chemicals will be targeted for special OSHA inspections under a local emphasis program in Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri. According to a November 12 OSHA release, the...

OSHA has recently cited composites manufacturers for failing to employ rigorous housekeeping practices, for the use of unapproved electrical equipment and for failing to locate outdoors dust handing equipment...

OSHA has proposed to require companies to report workplace illness and injury data to the agency electronically, and to make establishment-specific data available on a publicly accessible website. The...

ACMA recently called on industry members to contact OSHA regarding the proposed silica standard that will increase costs for many composites companies without providing workers any health benefits. Information...

A new version of the widely used code promulgated by the U.S. Green Building Council – LEED v.4 – is drawing fire from the American Chemistry Council. The new version of the code “has strayed from its...

OSHA’s combustible dust rulemaking has been delayed, while the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is adding a new standard to address hazard identification and control. These were key messages...