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Coronavirus: OSHA Considerations for Employers

As the number of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) illness cases continue to grow in the United States, employers should be aware of their legal obligations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (“OSH Act”) and key...more

3/10/2020 / Best Practices , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Infectious Diseases , OSHA , Workplace Safety

OSHA Finalizes Rule Rescinding Electronic Submission of Certain Injury and Illness Records

OSHA has finalized a rule that rescinds the requirement for establishments with 250 or more employees to electronically submit their OSHA Form 300 (Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses) and Form 301 (Injury and Illness...more

1/30/2019 / Electronic Filing , Employer Liability Issues , Final Rules , OSHA , Reporting Requirements , Workplace Illness and Injury Reporting , Workplace Injury , Workplace Safety

Fifth Circuit Upholds OSHA’s Multi-Employer Citation Policy

The Fifth Circuit has now joined the seven other Courts of Appeals that have rejected challenges to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) Multi-Employer Citation Policy. In Acosta v. Hensel Phelps...more

12/19/2018 / Construction Industry , Contractors , Employer Liability Issues , OSHA , Subcontractors , Workplace Hazards , Workplace Safety

OSHA Issues Important Guidance for Employer Safety Incentive/Drug-Testing Programs and Forecasts Key Enforcement Targeting...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) made important announcements this month regarding the electronic submission of injury and illness data. The first of these announcements took a big step back from...more

10/31/2018 / Anti-Retaliation Provisions , Drug Testing , Employer Liability Issues , Incentives , OSHA , Reporting Requirements , Workplace Illness and Injury Reporting , Workplace Injury , Workplace Safety

OSHA Proposes to Rescind Electronic Submission of Certain Injury and Illness Records

OSHA recently issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that proposes to rescind the requirement for establishments with 250 or more employees to electronically submit their OSHA Form 300 (Log of Work-Related Injuries and...more

8/23/2018 / Electronic Filing , Employer Liability Issues , OSHA , Reporting Requirements , Workplace Illness and Injury Reporting , Workplace Injury , Workplace Safety

Washington OSHA Issues Draft PSM Rule for Refineries

The Washington Department of Labor and Industries’ Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) recently released a new draft safety rule that would increase existing Process Safety Management (PSM) requirements for...more

2/14/2018 / OSHA , Popular , Process Safety Management , Refineries , Workplace Safety

OSHA Delays First Deadline for Electronic Reporting to December 15, 2017

On November 24, 2017, OSHA published a final rule in the Federal Register delaying the initial compliance deadline for the electronic submission of worker injury and illness logs to December 15, 2017. By December 15, all...more

11/29/2017 / Anti-Retaliation Provisions , Electronic Filing , Employer Liability Issues , Final Rules , OSHA , Reporting Requirements , Workplace Injury , Workplace Safety

OSHA Proposes December 1, 2017 Deadline for First Phase of Electronic Reporting, Foreshadows Rulemaking on Anti-Retaliation...

On June 28, 2017, OSHA published a proposed rule in the Federal Register delaying the initial compliance deadline for the electronic submission of worker injury and illness logs to December 1, 2017. This proposal comes...more

6/30/2017 / Electronic Filing , Employer Liability Issues , OSHA , Recordkeeping Requirements , Reporting Requirements , Workplace Injury , Workplace Safety

OSHA Workplace Safety Reporting Anti-Retaliation Regulations Effective August 10, 2016

OSHA Adds Electronic Reporting Requirement To Injury & Illness Recordkeeping Regulations; August 2016 Deadline For Anti-Retaliation Provisions; Potential For Increased Criminal Liability OSHA regulations designed to...more

7/12/2016 / Anti-Retaliation Provisions , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Department of Labor (DOL) , Electronic Filing , OSHA , Workplace Injury , Workplace Safety

OSHA Amends Existing Standards for Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica

This news alert discusses the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) final rule for worker exposure to respirable crystalline silica. The rule significantly lowers the existing permissible exposure limits for...more

4/1/2016 / Final Rules , NIOSH , Occupational Exposure , OSHA , Popular , Silica , Workplace Safety

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