Workers may be exposed, and ultimately injured, by exposure to 1,4-dioxane. The principal pathway of exposure, as discussed below, is through inhalation....more
Construction employers are now subject to OSHA’s Respirable Crystalline Silica rule, which became enforceable on September 23, 2017. OSHA published a guidance memorandum dated September 20, 2017, which set forth a 30-day...more
With a July 1, 2017 deadline looming, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) just announced on its website an indefinite extension for the electronic submission of injury and illness logs. This extension...more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) vague, broad and controversial new anti-retaliation regulations prohibiting employers from retaliating or taking adverse action against employees who report injuries...more
For many years the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has expressed significant concerns regarding its belief that regulated employers have been underreporting employee injuries or illnesses to OSHA and even...more
On July 13, 2016, OSHA announced its decision to delay implementation of the anti-retaliation provisions from its new injury and illness tracking rule until November 1, 2016. As Bryan Cave recently discussed, the rules had...more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently implemented new regulations that will impact covered employers beginning on August 10, 2016. Specifically, these new regulations will require electronic...more
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