Bob D.
12-01-2007, 05:40 AM
OSHA Issues Final Rule on Employer-Paid Personal Protective Equipment
OSHA announced in the November 15, 2007 Federal Register a final rule on employer-paid personal protective equipment (PPE). The rule provides a clear, concise policy that all PPE, with a few exceptions, be provided at no cost to the employee. "Employees exposed to safety and health hazards may need to wear personal protective equipment to be protected from injury, illness and death caused by exposure to those hazards," said Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA Edwin G. Foulke, Jr. "This final rule will clarify who is responsible for paying for PPE, which OSHA anticipates will lead to greater compliance and potential avoidance of thousands of workplace injuries each year." OSHA estimates there will be 21,000 fewer injuries per year as a result of the rule.
OSHA Outreach Training Program Sets Record
OSHA's Outreach Training Program (http://www.osha.gov/fso/ote/training/outreach/training_program.html) had another record-breaking year in fiscal year (FY) 2007. During the year, 522,248 students were trained - an 18 percent increase from FY 2006. The program sponsored 35,536 classes - an average of over 680 classes per week. Eighty percent of the students were trained in construction. The rest received training in general industry and disaster site preparedness. In FY 2007, there was a 26 percent increase in the number of students receiving the 30-hour training courses. The OSHA Outreach Training Program is the agency's primary method of training employees about occupational safety and health. Through the program, individuals who complete a one-week OSHA trainer course from either the OSHA Training Institute (OTI) or an OTI Education Center are authorized to teach 10-hour or 30-hour courses in constr uction or general industry safety and health standards. In the past five years, the number of students has doubled. More than 1.9 million employees have received outreach training.
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OSHA announced in the November 15, 2007 Federal Register a final rule on employer-paid personal protective equipment (PPE). The rule provides a clear, concise policy that all PPE, with a few exceptions, be provided at no cost to the employee. "Employees exposed to safety and health hazards may need to wear personal protective equipment to be protected from injury, illness and death caused by exposure to those hazards," said Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA Edwin G. Foulke, Jr. "This final rule will clarify who is responsible for paying for PPE, which OSHA anticipates will lead to greater compliance and potential avoidance of thousands of workplace injuries each year." OSHA estimates there will be 21,000 fewer injuries per year as a result of the rule.
OSHA Outreach Training Program Sets Record
OSHA's Outreach Training Program (http://www.osha.gov/fso/ote/training/outreach/training_program.html) had another record-breaking year in fiscal year (FY) 2007. During the year, 522,248 students were trained - an 18 percent increase from FY 2006. The program sponsored 35,536 classes - an average of over 680 classes per week. Eighty percent of the students were trained in construction. The rest received training in general industry and disaster site preparedness. In FY 2007, there was a 26 percent increase in the number of students receiving the 30-hour training courses. The OSHA Outreach Training Program is the agency's primary method of training employees about occupational safety and health. Through the program, individuals who complete a one-week OSHA trainer course from either the OSHA Training Institute (OTI) or an OTI Education Center are authorized to teach 10-hour or 30-hour courses in constr uction or general industry safety and health standards. In the past five years, the number of students has doubled. More than 1.9 million employees have received outreach training.
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