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Hendershot Cowart P.C.

Your Employee Lawyered Up. Now What? Best Practices for Contractors Following a Worksite Injury

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When a workplace injury occurs at your construction site, the actions you take in the immediate aftermath can significantly impact potential legal consequences, insurance claims, and your business's financial health....more

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Another Year in The Books – OSHA’s Top Ten Safety Violations for Fiscal Year 2024

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OSHA enforces almost 1,000 standards and tens of thousands of individual regulations related to General Industry, Construction, Maritime, and other industries. Once again, OSHA released its preliminary data for the top ten...more

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OSHA Announces National Emphasis Program to Reduce Workplace Falls

The U.S. Department of Labor has announced that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has initiated a National Emphasis Program (NEP) to prevent falls in the workplace, which OSHA states is the leading...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

[Webinar] Cal/OSHA to Adopt Fed/OSHA Fall Protection Trigger Height for Residential Construction - November 22nd, 1:00 pm - 2:00...

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Falls remain one of the leading causes of worker deaths in construction. Not surprisingly, one in five construction citations issued by OSHA over the last decade has been for inadequate fall protection. For many years,...more

Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone

OSHA’s COVID-19 Guidelines for the Construction Industry are Generally Consistent with New York State’s and New York City’s...

On May 26, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) launched a webpage with coronavirus-related guidance for construction employers and workers. The guidance includes recommended actions to reduce the...more

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OSHA Clarifies Safety Requirements for the Construction Industry and those Performing Work in Occupied Homes During COVID-19

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Have you updated your Workplace Safety and Health Program to identify and address the new hazards COVID-19 creates?  If not, now is the time, as OSHA expects employers to assess their workplaces to identify the ways their...more

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OSHA Proposes Over $1M in Fines Against Florida Roofing Contractor for Egregious Fall Hazards

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Florida Roofing Experts Inc. – a Jacksonville, Florida, roofing contractor, for failing to protect workers from falls at two work...more

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Bureau of Labor Statistics Releases Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Report

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On December 17, 2019, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Report for 2018....more

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This Week – Cal/OSH Board to Vote on New Regulation to Allow Employees and Union Representatives to Request Workplace Injury and...

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Seyfarth Synopsis:  The Cal/OSH Standards Board will vote this week on a proposed standard requiring employers to provide their employees and employee representatives access to the company’s Injury and Illness Prevention...more

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OSHA Tweets Out a Reminder – Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses Form 300A for Calendar Year 2019 are Due March 2

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Establishments with 250 or more employees that are currently required to keep OSHA injury and illness records, and establishments with 20-249 employees that are classified in specific industries with...more

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OSHA Form 300A reporting deadline approaching

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires most employers with 10 or more employees to track and report all work-related injuries and illnesses via Forms 300 (Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses)...more

McAfee & Taft

Headphones, earbuds and OSHA standards

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Whether used for air travel, at sporting events, or during workouts at gyms, the popularity of headphones and earbuds has rapidly spread. But are they appropriate for the workplace? Prompted by an employer’s questions, the...more

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OSHA Standard Interpretation Repeats Vague Warnings on Employee Use of Headphones in the Workplace

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a standard interpretation cautioning employers on the use of headphones to listen to music on a construction site....more

Snell & Wilmer

Legal Accountability and Construction Accidents: Investigating, Reporting and Engaging Outside Counsel

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Construction accidents are inevitable, even for clients who implement and enforce a meticulous safety plan on a project. Despite best intentions and protections afforded to contractors, employees, subcontractors, vendors and...more

Fisher Phillips

Weekly Roundup - February 10.

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If you are involved in safety or risk management, especially in construction, you recognize that struck-by accidents are almost always among the top three causes of employee deaths. What you may not appreciate is that most...more

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Would OSHA “Punt” on Inspecting an NFL Team?

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The tragedy this August that claimed the life of one worker and injured another during construction of the new $1.1B Minnesota Vikings football stadium reminded us that serious accidents can happen at any site no matter the...more

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