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For more than 130 years, Canadian Pacific (CP) has been providing efficient transcontinental railway service across North America. Operating over 14,000 miles of track, our network provides rail and intermodal transportation solutions, serving the principal business centers of Canada and the U.S. Northeast and Midwest. Canadian Pacific is focused on providing customers with industry-leading rail service; driving sustainable, profitable growth; optimizing our assets while remaining a leader in rail safety.

“SemLogistics is excited about working with ISN to implement a prequalification process which ensures the work being conducted on our site is in line with our Safety Health Environment (SHE) goals and consistent with our peers in the area.”
– Nigel Passmore, Managing Director, SemLogistics

OSHA Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels announced a major proposed policy change regarding injury and incident recordkeeping earlier this month.

The proposal would dictate that private-industry businesses with more than 250 employees, already required to keep electronic safety records, submit those records to OSHA on a quarterly basis. The proposed rule would also mandate that establishments of more than 20 employees in industries with high incident rates submit their electronic injury and illness logs annually.

  On March 20, 2012, OSHA issued the Hazard Communication Standard Final Rule (HCS 2012), one of the most significant regulatory changes to affect workplace health and safety practices in years. In the US, over five million workplaces and 40 million workers are expected to be impacted by this regulatory change. The need for reform in HazCom regulations became clear as violations of the HCS made their way to the top ten lists of OSHA violations every year. To fulfill this need for change, OSHA built on the existing HCS by adopting the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). As we pass the first milestone of implementing the new system, is your company taking the necessary steps to ensure compliance? December 1, 2013, marked the deadline mandated by OSHA for all employees to be trained on the new labeling elements and the standardized format for Safety Data Sheets (SDSs).

OSHA Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels announced a major proposed policy change regarding injury and incident recordkeeping earlier this month.

The proposal would dictate that private-industry businesses with more than 250 employees, already required to keep electronic safety records, submit those records to OSHA on a quarterly basis. The proposed rule would also mandate that establishments of more than 20 employees in industries with high incident rates submit their electronic injury and illness logs annually.