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Compliance
46 OSHA and HazCom articles tagged "Compliance" — practical, CFR-cited guidance verified against primary sources.
Your Crew Doesn't Have Email. Your Safety Software Demands It.
OSHA never asks whether a worker has an inbox. Most safety platforms do. The workaround crews reach for, one shared login for the whole trailer, destroys the one thing the records were supposed to prove: who did what.
The Job Ended. Who Can Still Ask for Your SDS?
When a crew demobilizes, the instinct is to shut off access. OSHA's text runs the other way: a safety data sheet is an exposure record, and the people who can ask for it include the ones who no longer work for you.
Does OSHA Require Safety Data Sheets in Spanish?
No for the document, yes for the training. 29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(2) requires the SDS in English and only permits other languages; the same standard, OSHA's 2010 policy statement and the 2026 HazCom directive require training in a language the worker understands. Which one an inspector cites, and what a defensible bilingual program looks like.
Are Safety Incentive Programs Legal Under OSHA? What 1904.35 Actually Prohibits
Yes. Safety bonuses, zero-injury awards and post-incident drug testing are all legal under 29 CFR 1904.35(b)(1)(iv). What the rule prohibits is punishing a worker for reporting. OSHA's 2018 position, the precautions that keep a rate-based program lawful, and the program designs OSHA calls always permissible.
The Four-Business-Hour Rule: Producing Your OSHA 300 Logs During an Inspection
When an OSHA compliance officer asks for your injury and illness records, 29 CFR 1904.40 gives you four business hours to hand over copies. What they can ask for, how far back it reaches, who counts as an authorized government representative, and why late production is a citation of its own.
Do SDSs Expire? How Often to Update Your SDS Binder
OSHA sets no expiration date on a Safety Data Sheet and no interval for reviewing your library — which is exactly why binders go stale. Here is who actually owes the update, what your compliance really turns on, a trigger-based review calendar, and what OSHA says to do with the sheet you're replacing.
Missing an SDS: How to Triage the Gaps in Your Library
The chemical is already on site, in use, and there's no Safety Data Sheet for it. This is the other missing-SDS problem — not a shipment that arrived empty-handed, but a hole you discover in a library you thought was complete. This guide shows how to find the gaps, decide which to close first, and handle the moment an inspector asks.
Hearing Conservation Program & Annual Training (1910.95)
At 85 dBA over an 8-hour day, OSHA requires a full hearing conservation program — monitoring, audiograms, hearing protection, and annual training. What the program contains and what the training must cover.
Supplier Won't Provide an SDS? Your OSHA Duty (+ a Request Letter)
A chemical showed up without a Safety Data Sheet and the supplier isn't responding. Whose legal duty it is under OSHA, the step-by-step to get the sheet, and a copy-paste request letter.