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The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is a United States federal agency established in 1970 by the Occupational Health and Safety Act. OSHA is part of the Department of Labor and is charged with assuring healthy, safe, working environments. OSHA sets and enforces safety standards and policies. Examples of OSHA's duties include setting limits on workers' exposure to hazardous substances, ensuring workers have access to safety information and protective equipment, and providing employers and workers proper training to prevent dangerous conditions. less -

Understanding OSHA's Updated Site-Specific Targeting (SST) Inspection Plan

Polsinelli on 6/5/2025

What You Need to Know: OSHA’s Updated SST Plan Targets High-Risk Workplaces Using New Data: The revised Site-Specific Targeting (SST) Inspection Plan now relies on injury data from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application...more

Q and A With A Former OSHA Assistant Area Director

Cozen O'Connor on 6/2/2025

Today, OSHA Chronicle (“OC”) sits down with safety and health consultant John Bednarik (“JB”). OC: Hi John. To start, can you share your safety and health background with our readers? JB: Of course. Prior to starting my...more

OSHA Enforcement: Penalty Assessment Addressing Conyers, Georgia Biolab

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/30/2025

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a news release stating that it is proposing to impose penalties against Bio-Lab Inc. (“BLI”). The news release states that OSHA determined that the BLI...more

OSHA Penalties Increasing in 2025: What Employers Need to Know

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP on 1/27/2025

Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor published its listing of annual increases for 2025. Included in this list are higher penalties for OSHA workplace safety violations for employers. While these increases are in line with...more

MSHA/OSHA Civil Penalty Amounts Increase for 2025

Husch Blackwell LLP on 1/16/2025

On January 10, 2025, the Department of Labor’s annual penalty adjustments were published in the Federal Register. The 2025 increases are approximately 2.6%. The chart below applies to any penalties assessed after January 15,...more

OSHA penalties increased for citations issued in 2025

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 1/14/2025

Consistent with the 2015 Inflation Adjustment Act, which provides for the annual increase in penalties under the Occupational Safety and Health Act by the previous year’s rate of inflation, the maximum OSHA penalties for...more

OSHA Announces New Higher Penalties for Violations in 2025

Littler on 1/10/2025

On January 9, 2025, the Department of Labor announced its annual inflation adjustments to OSHA civil penalties for 2025. The higher penalties will take effect for violations issued on or after January 15, 2025....more

No. 10: Unlocking the Secrets of OSHA Inspections Through FOIA Requests

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 1/8/2025

Did you know that you can request files from OSHA? Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), employers, employees, and third parties have the right to request documents from OSHA’s inspection files. These records provide...more

OSHA Reports Drop in Fall and Trench Injury Incidents

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 11/22/2024

For years, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has identified fall protection among its top compliance priorities. Falls have been a continuing leading cause of employee injuries and deaths, especially in the...more

[Event] Dallas Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference - October 22nd, Frisco, TX

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics... on 10/8/2021

Our one-day Regional Compliance and Ethics Conferences provide attendees with a forum to interact with local compliance professionals, share information about your compliance successes and challenges, and create educational...more

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