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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 -

OSHA Renews its National Emphasis Program on Amputations in the Manufacturing Industry

Littler on 7/3/2025

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration renewed its National Emphasis Program on Amputations in Manufacturing Industries (NEP) on June 27, 2025, superseding the prior version. This new NEP...more

Beat the Heat (Before OSHA Does): What HR and SHEA Need to Know

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers on 6/30/2025

With summer temperatures rising and OSHA’s heat hazard enforcement intensifying, Human Resources and SHEA (Safety, Health, Environmental, and Awareness) teams play a critical role in keeping their organizations compliant—and...more

EntertainHR: Mission Possible—Keeping Employees Safe in Every Workplace

FordHarrison on 6/18/2025

This summer, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two is expected to raise the bar again with heart-stopping stunts, cliff-hanging escapes, and the relentless pace we’ve come to expect from the Impossible Missions Force...more

Senate Bill 20: Continuing Developments in the Stone Fabrication Industry

Husch Blackwell LLP on 6/18/2025

On December 29, 2023, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board instituted an emergency regulation to address occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica. This regulation addressed additional...more

Successor Entity Liability for Violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP on 6/12/2025

Anyone engaged in the buying and selling of businesses should be aware that acquiring a company that has been cited for health and safety violations could result in the assessment of increased penalties against the successor...more

NYS DOL Publishes Model Policy, Training and FAQs For Retail Workplace Violence Law

Cozen O'Connor on 6/6/2025

As previously discussed on our blog, in September of 2024, New York passed a law requiring retail employers with 10 or more retail employees anywhere in New York to take certain safeguards to protect employees from workplace...more

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

Workplace Violence: Why Employers Can’t Afford to Ignore the Warning Signs

Offit Kurman on 5/30/2025

When employers think about workplace safety, the conversation often begins and ends with OSHA inspections or slip-and-fall prevention. But in today’s world, the most urgent threat to your workforce isn’t on the floor. It’s in...more

Developing Effective Workplace Violence Programs in Health Care: Protecting Those Who Care for Us

Amundsen Davis LLC on 5/27/2025

High rates of violent acts against heath care workers pose a serious risk to the safety and wellbeing of the medical and support professionals on the front lines of patient care. Studies show that health care workers are five...more

Hot Topic: Nevada Joins Ranks of States Enforcing Onerous New Heat Illness Rules

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/29/2025

Nevada’s sunny and hot summers pose hazards of heat-related illnesses to outdoor workers and non-climate-controlled indoor workers. April 29, 2025 marks a significant milestone for workplace safety in Nevada as the Nevada...more

Nevada OSHA to Begin Enforcing Heat Illness Prevention Regulation on April 29, 2025

Littler on 4/25/2025

The Nevada Division of Industrial Relations (DIR), the principal regulatory agency responsible for workplace safety in Nevada, will begin enforcement of a recently adopted heat illness prevention regulation on April 29,...more

Employment Law Update: The First Summer For Maryland’s New Heat Stress Regulations

Whiteford on 4/25/2025

This summer will be the first for which Maryland employers will need to ensure compliance with the newly established heat management regulations issued by Maryland’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MOSHA),...more

NFPA 660: A New Scheme for Managing Combustible Dust

Conn Maciel Carey LLP on 4/22/2025

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has changed the way industries manage combustible dust and particulate solid hazards by replacing six separate combustible dust standards with one consolidated and streamlined...more

New Mexico Becomes the Latest State to Propose Heat Illness Prevention Rule

Conn Maciel Carey LLP on 4/3/2025

On March 13, 2025, the New Mexico Environment Department’s (NMED) Occupational Health and Safety Bureau (OHS Bureau) petitioned the state’s Environmental Improvement Board (EI Board) to adopt a proposed rule to address...more

April Is Workplace Violence Awareness Month: Navigating the Latest in Workplace Violence Prevention

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/2/2025

Every April, organizations across the United States recognize Workplace Violence Awareness Month, an important time to highlight the risks of workplace violence and the steps necessary to prevent it. It is also an opportunity...more

New Mexico Is the Next State With a Proposed Heat Illness Rule

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/26/2025

New Mexico is the next state to propose a heat exposure rule for workers. The New Mexico Environment Department has proposed a rule aimed at preventing heat-related illnesses and injuries in the workplace....more

New York Enhances Protections for Retail and Warehouse Workers

Cozen O'Connor on 3/11/2025

As the new Administration has emphasized that federal deregulation is a priority, it is expected that many states will step into the anticipated void left by federal labor agencies such as OSHA. Not surprisingly, New York is...more

Report From Final Day of the 2025 ABA OSHA/MSHA Law Conference

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/10/2025

The final day of the ABA Workplace and Occupational Safety and Health Law Committee Midwinter Meeting began with a panel discussion on mental health, behavioral issues, and workplace violence. Many employers and practitioners...more

New York Amends the Retail Worker Safety Act

BakerHostetler on 2/28/2025

After enacting the Retail Worker Safety Act (the Act) just last year, New York lawmakers passed a bill to amend the Act, which Gov. Kathy Hochul recently signed into law...more

Workplace Violence: Compliance, Prevention and Response 

NAVEX on 2/25/2025

Protecting a workforce from workplace violence presents complicated challenges for employers. Workplace violence incidents can emanate from myriad sources: a stranger, a customer, patient, or a co-worker, and can range from...more

From the Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre to Modern Workplace Safety: Protecting Your Team

Cozen O'Connor on 2/14/2025

Besides sending flowers or a card to your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day, we like to remind our employer clients that a good way to show some love to your employees is by taking steps to protect them from workplace violence....more

Recent Federal OSHA Workplace Violence Case Provides a Road Map on General Duty Clause in Workplace Violence Cases

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/14/2025

On October 25, 2021, a customer named Jacob Bergquist, with a history of violating the Boise Towne Square Mall’s firearms ban, opened fire at the mall. The shooting in the Idaho mall led to the deaths of a Professional...more

Keeping Cool: Understanding Nevada OSHA’s Heat Illness Prevention Guidance

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/12/2025

As temperatures rise, the risk of heat-related illnesses in the workplace becomes a significant concern. To address this, the Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Nevada OSHA) has implemented a new regulation...more

OSHRC ALJ Vacates Workplace Violence General Duty Citation

Cozen O'Connor on 2/5/2025

By Order dated December 26, 2024, ALJ Brian Duncan vacated a general duty clause violation against a security company that provided security services to a mall. In the tragic shooting, a customer shot and killed two people...more

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