News & Analysis as of July 23, 2025

Occupational Safety and Health Administration › Employee Training › Risk Management

+ Follow

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... more +

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

New York Warehouse Worker Injury Reduction Act Approved

Littler on 1/14/2025

On December 21, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Warehouse Worker Injury Reduction Act (the “Act”) into law. This law, which will go into effect on June 1, 2025, requires warehouse employers that directly or indirectly...more

Sneak Peek: Top 10 Trends in Risk and Compliance 2025 – Rising Temperatures and Workplace Violence

NAVEX on 1/3/2025

As 2025 approaches, compliance and risk management professionals must stay vigilant amidst escalating workplace challenges. Among the Top 10 Trends in Risk and Compliance for the upcoming year, two critical issues – rising...more

Battling the Heat: OSHA's New Rules for Construction Safety

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 8/6/2024

On July 2, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) took significant steps to address the risk of heat exposure in the workplace, particularly in the construction industry. This initiative is driven by...more

EPA Finalizes Changes to the Clean Air Act’s Risk Management Program

ArentFox Schiff on 3/13/2024

On March 1, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced finalized amendments to the Clean Air Act’s Risk Management Program (RMP) through the Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention Rule (Final Rule). ...more

MIOSHA Issues Temporary Emergency Rules For Managing COVID-19 In The Workplace

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 10/30/2020

Following the October 2, 2020 Michigan Supreme Court decision invalidating Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s pandemic executive orders, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) issued temporary emergency...more

Virginia Passes First-In-Nation OSHA Standard For COVID-19

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 7/16/2020

In a split vote, the Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board passed a first-in-the-nation standard to address COVID-19 in workplaces. Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH), the state’s version of the Occupational...more

Workplace Violence: What Hospital Executives and Administrators Need to Know

Rumberger | Kirk on 1/10/2020

In today’s world, hospitals have to be prepared for anything and everything, and not just medical emergencies. They have to be prepared to handle all types of workplace violence, from active shooters to abuse from...more

12 Days of HR: Stay in Compliance with OSHA When Your Employees Are Working in a Winter Wonderland

Verrill on 12/20/2018

The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 was passed to prevent workers from being workers from being seriously harmed at work. Although OSHA compliance should be on your mind all year, the winter season brings with it...more

29 Results

/

View per page

Page: of 2

Next »