OSHA’s most recent revisions, which the agency estimates will save employers $6 million a year, will not be applicable to every contractor, but all of them fall under the rules by which every contractor must abide. The changes go into effect on July 15. Reporting job-related hearing loss – In this section, OSHA is adding a cross-reference to another standard’s analysis that will help physicians and other licensed health professional determine if a case of hearing loss is work-related. The change, OSHA said, simply reinforces the requirement that if an event or exposure caused or contributed to new hearing loss or aggravated preexisting hearing loss, the hearing loss must be considered work-related READ HERE
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