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Minerals Management Service (MMS) has finally decided to regulate safety standards that are mandatory for rig workers after a long procedure. The Deepwater Horizon blast that took place two months ago has made the authorities more concerned about the safety matters of the workers. According to a senior official at the retooled Minerals Management Service (MMS), the worker-safety standards in place for offshore oil rigs were voluntary developed in consultation with the oil industry two months before the Deepwater Horizon blast. Doug Slitor, acting chief of offshore regulatory programs at the reorganized MMS, has told the members of the House Education and Labor Committee that his office has now worked to turn the once-recommended worker safety guidelines -- drafted with the American Petroleum Institute -- into a mandatory program. Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), chairman of the Education and Labor panel said, "Safety process management rules are absolutely critical. It is stunning t...

Picture alone can show the exact happening of anything and people can remember and also get the exact message through a picture. This fact has been experienced by the entire human race from the very beginning of the world. To create and to make understand all about the protections of the Occupational Safety and Health Act and its amendments, U.S. Department of Labor also have prepared posters that must have to be kept displayed by all the covered employers. You can get different type of OSHA posters free from OSHA Office of Publications or you can get them by downloading the PDF version of the poster. Job safety and health protection labor law posters have played a vital role. Workers, many times, are seen ignorant about their job concerned matters. If that kind of workers every day see the posters that contain everything regarding their job and the industry and also about OSHA, then they sure will have a clear idea about the rules an d regulations and all about safety and health matt...

Have you ever got messages, threatening notices or telephone calls from people requiring you to buy OSHA documents from them? They might have added that they would help you to be in compliance with OSHA rules and regulations. Well, in that case you are only helping them to fill up their pockets. The OSHA Workplace poster is one of the most popular documents that are being offered for sale by many companies. There are also some cases where some people falsely identify themselves as employees of OSHA or from the Department of Labor contacting employers to purchase the OSHA workplace posters and threatening them with fines if they don’t purchase the materials. The fact is all those employers have been a victim of some imposters. Another big fact is that those OSHA workplace posters are available free of cost. Yes, it’s free and you don’t have to pay a dime for that. You can visit the official website of OSHA and order through the publications office or download from the website. It’s as e...