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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

OSHA Issues COVID-19 Rules For Health Care Employers

Fox Rothschild LLP on 6/14/2021

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued its interim final rule on June 10, 2021, addressing occupational exposure to COVID-19 in health care settings (“the rule”). The rule, which exceeds 900 pages...more

US COVID-19: Employees Are Getting Vaccinated... Is It Time To Update COVID-19 Workplace Prevention Protocols?

BCLP on 3/15/2021

As more employees across the country have received the COVID-19 vaccination, employers are naturally asking questions. Should we continue to maintain preventive measures (masking, distancing, gathering restrictions)?...more

OSHA Issues New COVID-19 Guidance Answering Practical Questions on Returning to Work

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 6/26/2020

On June 17, 2020, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued its “Guidance on Returning to Work.” This new guidance is intended to supplement the previous “Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for...more

OSHA Guidance on Preparing to Return to Work Includes Recommendations for White Collar Businesses

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Employment Law... on 5/18/2020

The Occupational Health and Safety Act (the OHS) was signed into law in 1970 and established the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), as part of the U.S. Department of Labor. Under the so-called "general...more

OSHA Issues Coronavirus Guidance for Employers

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 3/17/2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19) has dramatically changed our daily lives, at least for now and the foreseeable future. What tomorrow (or the next hour) will bring is a bit uncertain. In an effort to assist employers faced with unique...more

Businesses Still Have Legal Obligations to Protect Employees During COVID-19 Pandemic

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 3/17/2020

As of March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) officially declared the COVID-19 virus outbreak to be a global pandemic. On an hourly basis, we are watching both government agencies and corporations respond by...more

OSHA Issues Updated Guidance on Preventing Workplace Exposure to Coronavirus

Franczek P.C. on 3/12/2020

OSHA has released “Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19,” a 32-page booklet describing “lower exposure,” “medium exposure,” and “high or very high exposure” risk occupations and what precautions employers can take...more

Federal OSHA Releases Guidance on 2019 Novel Coronavirus for Employers

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/12/2020

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released guidance for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCov). OSHA notes that measures for protecting works depends on the “the type of...more

CDC Issues Coronavirus Guidance

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/12/2020

On February 7, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued its Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), February 2020. The interim guidance...more

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