News & Analysis as of August 4, 2025

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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... 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 -

Major Change in Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Scene Disturbance Law

Bennett Jones LLP on 5/27/2025

In a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment in April 2025, the Government of Alberta issued a Director Order that significantly altered the legal landscape concerning work site incident scene disturbances. In essence, we have...more

Cal/OSHA’s Latest on Lead Exposure: Clarification for the Construction Industry

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 5/21/2025

On May 5, 2025, the California Department of Industrial Relations made an important announcement that affects employers in the construction industry. Cal/OSHA has clarified lead exposure prevention guidance specific to...more

The Site Report - Construction Industry Insights, Issue 7, July 2024

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 7/24/2024

Welcome to our seventh issue of 2024 for our construction industry insights e-newsletter - The Site Report. In this edition, we address a range of construction issues from potential impacts to OSHA’s authority and issues...more

OSHA Enacts Sweeping Silica Rule

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 4/27/2016

On March 25, 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued its final rule cutting in half the Permissible Exposure Limit (“PEL”) for respirable crystalline silica down to 50 micrograms per cubic...more

Are You in Compliance with OSHA’s New Confined Space Standard for the Construction Industry?

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 2/8/2016

Most employers in the construction industry already know that OSHA issued a new confined space standard for construction that became effective on August 3, 2015. Companies with employees who enter confined spaces at...more

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