OSHA’s New Electronic Recordkeeping Rule and Anti-Retaliation Provisions Gary Auman The new Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s electronic recordkeeping rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illness became effective on January 1, 2017. The rule includes provisions to protect those who report injuries or illnesses from retaliation by their... Read More May 2017 Issue #10214 Page 80
Building Code Update: 2018 IBC to Reference ASCE 7-16 Randy Shackelford In early December, ICC posted the preliminary results of the Group B Online Governmental Consensus Vote, which included structural changes to the IBC, IEBC and IRC. ICC reports that there were more than 162,000 votes cast by eligible Voting Members during the three-week online voting... Read More May 2017 Issue #10214 Page 83
The Last Word: The Last Word on Travel Planning Joe Kannapell My best advice is to always deal directly with hotels and airlines, and avoid buying from “middlemen” like Priceline. They don’t save you money anymore according to the New York Times’ Frugal Traveler (see April 18 article by Lucas Peterson). Perhaps they did before these... Read More May 2017 Issue #10214 Page 89