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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 -

Trump Nominates David Keeling to Lead OSHA: 7 Things Employers Need to Know

Fisher Phillips on 2/20/2025

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is about to get a new leader. President Donald Trump has nominated David Keeling, a workplace safety veteran with experience at UPS and Amazon, to take the lead at the...more

[Webinar] What Employers Should Expect from OSHA Under a Second Trump Administration - December 18th, 1:00 pm ET

Conn Maciel Carey LLP on 12/4/2024

Following another close national election, President Trump returns to the White House for a second term, and resumes control over the vast Executive Branch bureaucracy, including the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety...more

Long-Term Care Facilities Brace for Additional OSHA Inspections Under Extended COVID-19 NEP

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 7/13/2022

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) announced on June 30, 2022, that it was extending “until further notice” its revised COVID-19 National Emphasis Program (“NEP”), which had been set to expire on July...more

OSHA Extends COVID-19 Emphasis Program for Healthcare Industry While Plotting Permanent Rule

Fisher Phillips on 7/5/2022

Federal workplace safety officials just announced an extension of its COVID-19 National Emphasis Program (NEP) that focuses its inspection targeting efforts on hospital and skilled nursing care facilities that treat or handle...more

OSHA Announces COVID-19 Enforcement Initiative for Hospitals and Nursing Care Facilities

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis on 3/11/2022

On March 8, 2022, OSHA released an enforcement memorandum detailing a new initiative involving a short-term increase in highly focused inspections directed at hospitals and skilled nursing care facilities that treat or handle...more

Your State No Longer Requires Face Coverings in the Workplace – But Should You Continue To Mandate Them?

Fisher Phillips on 5/10/2021

As the COVID-19 pandemic (mercifully) starts to retreat, many states have begun rolling back face-covering mandates, which often relieve employers of the obligation to require masks for employees and visitors in the...more

OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard placed on “hold”

Hogan Lovells on 4/8/2021

On April 6, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh placed a “hold” on the implementation of a potential U.S. Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), which would set...more

March 2021: The Top 13 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 4/5/2021

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

Be Prepared For Increase In COVID-19 Inspections Under OSHA’s New National Emphasis Program

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 3/24/2021

On March 12, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a new National Emphasis Program (NEP) designed to significantly reduce worker exposure to COVID-19 by targeting industries and worksites...more

New Federal OSHA COVID-19 National Emphasis Program and Enforcement Response Plan Targets Industries and Activities for Inspection

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 3/22/2021

On March 12, 2021, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a new National Emphasis Program (NEP) designed to “significantly reduce or eliminate worker exposures to [COVID-19]” by targeting...more

OSHA Implements COVID National Emphasis Program

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 3/22/2021

As a part of its ongoing efforts to increase workplace attention on COVID-19, OSHA recently released a new COVID-19 National Emphasis Program (NEP), signaling a commitment to expand its inspection and enforcement efforts to...more

OSHA issues National Emphasis Program and Enforcement Response Plan targeting certain industries

Hogan Lovells on 3/19/2021

As employers are revising their return to work protocols in light of increased vaccination efforts and the prospect of increased on-site work, the federal government has been busy implementing additional COVID-19 safety...more

OSHA issues National Emphasis Program and Enforcement Response Plan, targeting certain industries for inspections

Hogan Lovells on 3/18/2021

OSHA Signals More COVID-19 Inspections Are Coming: 5 Steps For Employers To Prepare For The National Emphasis Program

Fisher Phillips on 3/15/2021

A recent move by the federal workplace safety watchdog agency means that you should prepare for more COVID-19-related OSHA inspections this spring and summer. On March 12, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration...more

Biden Administration Orders OSHA To Increase Enforcement Efforts

Fisher Phillips on 1/25/2021

President Joe Biden has signed several Executive Orders in the first two days of his presidency, and one is an Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety that directs the Occupational Safety and Health...more

Employers Take Note: OSHA Provides Details On Most Common COVID-19 Citations

Fisher Phillips on 11/11/2020

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) just issued guidance and an accompanying one-page summary outlining which standards are most frequently cited during coronavirus-related inspections. OSHA based these...more

Expect These 8 Changes To OSHA Under The Biden Administration

Fisher Phillips on 11/10/2020

Media outlets announced Saturday that Joe Biden will become the 46th president of the United States. If the legal challenges to the election result fail and he is inaugurated in January, President-Elect Biden can begin taking...more

#WorkforceWednesday: OSHA Issues COVID-19 Citations, Michigan Enacts Liability Shield, and States Battle for Telecommuter Taxes -...

Epstein Becker & Green on 11/4/2020

It’s #WorkforceWednesday! This week, workplace safety and liability issues are top of mind while employers also look ahead to the tax issues telecommuting will cause this tax season. OSHA Issues Citations for COVID-19...more

FDA and OSHA release checklist for human and animal food operations and updates on food inspections

Hogan Lovells on 9/4/2020

On September 1, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) held a joint webinar to discuss the jointly-issued Employee Health and Food Safety Checklist for Human and...more

OSHA to Prioritize Highest Risk Facilities for Inspection: What You Need to Do

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on 4/17/2020

Complaints OSHA has received from workers include the lack of available PPE, such as respirators, gloves and gowns, lack of training on appropriate standards, and possible COVID-19 illnesses in the workplace. Another concern...more

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