NEW FEATURE NOW AVAILABLE! Online Payment Options for HIOSH Inspections, COF and CSHP Certifications – Starting December 1, 2022, HIOSH penalties can be paid with credit card or personal bank account through an online portal. Simply visit hioshpayments.ehawaii.gov or scan the QR code below to be taken to the site. Search by your unique inspection ...
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HIOSH TO ADOPT EMERGENCY TEMPORARY STANDARD (ETS) FOR HEALTHCARE – JULY 25, 2021 (Expired 1/25/2022)
(Photo from OSHA.gov) HIOSH will adopt the Federal OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for Healthcare regarding COVID-19. The standard will be adopted with only minor changes to dates referenced in 29 CFR §1910.502(s) and with a 6 month limitation of (July 25, 2021 to January 25, 2022) as required under the 396-4 Hawaii Revised Statutes ...
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January 14, 2021 – Starting January 15, 2021, HIOSH will apply the following new penalty system to penalties issued on and after January 15, 2021. For more information on the penalties see the OSHA Enforcement Memo: https://www.osha.gov/memos/2021-01-11/2021-annual-adjustments-osha-civil-penalties Minimum and Maximum Penalty Amounts. Table 1 summarizes the minimum and maximum amounts for proposed civil penalties: Table ...
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HIOSH to follow OSHA enforcement memo on Enforcement Guidance for Use of Respiratory Protection Equipment Certified under Standards of Other Countries or Jurisdictions During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic, effective 4/20/2020. PDF Version of the ENFORCEMENT MEMO located here. April 3, 2020 MEMORANDUM FOR: REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS STATE PLAN DESIGNEES THROUGH AMANDA EDENS Deputy Assistant ...
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GUIDANCE ON PREPARING WORKPLACES FOR COVID-19 OVERVIEW This webpage provides information for workers and employers about the evolving coronavirus outbreak first identified in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. The information includes links to interim guidance and other resources for preventing exposures to, and infection with, the novel coronavirus—now officially named COVID-19. According to the U.S. ...
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January 13, 2020 – Starting January 15, 2020, HIOSH will apply the following new penalty system to penalties issued on and after January 15, 2020. For more information on the penalties see the Federal Register. Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2020. Type of Violation New Maximum Serious Other-Than-Serious ...
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OSHA 1-Day Workshop May 14, 2019 (PowerPoint Presentation) As many of you requested, here is the PowerPoint presentation from the OSHA 1-DAY Workshop that was held on May 14, 2019. The presentation was conducted by Tin Shing Chao at Dole Cannery. For questions about the information, please email Nicole Bennett at [email protected]
With the proposed amendments signed by the Governor on October 17, 2018, the new standard changes (effective October 27, 2018) will be enforced by HIOSH inspectors for inspections with opening conference dates of February 1, 2019 and beyond. For access to the new standards, please refer to HIOSH Standards (Administrative Rules) .
January 23, 2019 – Starting January 24, 2019, HIOSH will apply the following new penalty system to inspections opened on and after January 24, 2019. For more information on the penalties see Federal Register (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/01/23/2019-00089/department-of-labor-federal-civil-penalties-inflation-adjustment-act-annual-adjustments-for-2019). Type of Violation New Maximum Serious Other-Than-Serious Posting Requirements $13,260 per violation Willful or Repeated $132,598 per violation ...
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR LEONARD HOSHIJO DIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 29, 2018 STATE REPORTS SURGE IN SERIOUS WORK-RELATED INDUSTRIAL ACCCIDENTS Increase Includes Fatalities, Amputations, Burns and Other Serious Injuries HONOLULU — The Hawaii State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced that four fatalities and several serious ...
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