Workplace Safety and Health News Alert

ELECTRONIC LOGGING DEVICE REQUIREMENT PHASES IN DECEMBER 17, 2017

October 16, 2017

For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC
Volume 13, Number 22
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By December 17, 2017, employers with drivers who comply with hours of service rules must install Electronic Logging Devices (“ELD”) into vehicles. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (“FMCSA”) new Electronic Logging Device Rule requires carriers and drivers who track hours of…

MSHA ISSUES FINAL WORKPLACE EXAMINATION RULE

January 16, 2017

For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC
Volume 13, Number 3
©2017 Jackson Kelly PLLC

Today, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) released for public review its final rule for workplace examinations for metal and nonmetal mines. 30 C.F.R. § 56/57.18002. The rule will be published in the Federal Register on January 23, 2017. The final rule requires that a…

THE WISH LIST FOR THE NEW SECRETARY OF LABOR

January 9, 2017

For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC
Volume 13, Number 1
©2017 Jackson Kelly PLLC

Happy New Year! Both the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) and the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) have been busy clearing out any lingering rulemaking or policy decisions before the end of the current Administration.

For the new Administration, here is…