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#1 Posted : 04 June 2005 10:50:00(UTC)
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Posted By Tony Gladman
I may need to work in USA on various projects. Could anybody advise best place to start looking for US H&S Legislation / Regulations.
Any tips on any known differences between UK and US practices would also be most helpful.
Regards
Tony
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#2 Posted : 04 June 2005 11:37:00(UTC)
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Posted By Philip McAleenan
Tony,

start here, http://www.osha.gov/

US legislation is very prescriptive in nature. Look up all the relevant legislation for your industry. It will detail the requirements for working practices, training, PPE, safety equipment, methods etc.

The OSHA site also has sections where interpretations have been posted. If you are unsure of what a section of thge code means, you can post a query to OSHA.

Philip
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#3 Posted : 04 June 2005 12:02:00(UTC)
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Posted By Tony Gladman
Philip

Many thanks I'll check out the web-site...

Tony
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#4 Posted : 05 June 2005 18:52:00(UTC)
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Posted By Harry Tugwell
Hi Tony

Although OSHA is where you would find the legislative requiremnts regarding the US - just be aware that California is covered by CALOSHA and has a few quirks.

Harry
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#5 Posted : 06 June 2005 09:28:00(UTC)
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Posted By Mark R. Devlin
To expand on Harrys point, about half of all US states have their own "State Plans".


Try looking at www.asse.org which is the US version of IOSH.
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#6 Posted : 06 June 2005 09:42:00(UTC)
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Posted By Tony Gladman
Thanks Gents
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#7 Posted : 06 June 2005 11:13:00(UTC)
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Posted By Andrew Lochlyn Ure
Tony

Try the American Society of Safety Engineers as well - www.asse.org - there is a reciprocal agreement between IOSH and ASSE, so it may be worth checking out.

Good luck

Andrew Ure
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