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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 -

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 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

OSHA’s COVID-19 Enforcement Updates: Case Response Plan and Employer Recordkeeping Guidance

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 5/21/2020

On May 19, 2020, OSHA issued an Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease to address how the administration intends to handle COVID-19 related complaints, referrals and reports. At the same time, OSHA...more

OSHA Guidance for COVID-19 Workplace Safety & Temporary Enforcement Guidance for Healthcare Industry

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 3/31/2020

Employers are aware that the “General Duty Clause” (§5(a)1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 requires employers to furnish a workplace that is “free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to...more

OSHA’s Enforcement of the Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard for General Industry, 2018–2019: By the Numbers

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/10/2020

For employers concerned about how the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has been enforcing its Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard for General Industry, the agency’s enforcement data for the standard’s...more

OSHA Basics and Recent Trends in OSHA Enforcement Actions

Laner Muchin, Ltd. on 9/26/2013

THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETYAND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (“the Administration”) enforces the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (“OSHA”). From the employer’s perspective, emphasis on workplace safety is important because it...more

Three-Year Waiting Period for SVEP Removal

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/1/2012

In August 2012, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) issued a memorandum to all regional administrators within the agency setting out criteria for removing employers from the Severe Violator Enforcement...more

“Regulation by Shaming”—What is the Impact on the Economy? (Part 1)

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/18/2012

The long, hot pre-election season is in full swing in Washington, D.C., and to state the obvious, the economy is front and center. As a result, members of both parties have been talking about how burdensome regulations hurt...more

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