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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 -

EPA Proposes Risk Management Rule to Protect Workers from Inhalation Exposure to PV29

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. on 1/28/2025

On January 14, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule to address the unreasonable risk of injury to human health presented by Color Index (C.I.) Pigment Violet 29 (PV29) under its...more

COVID-19 Related Litigation Surges: What Employers Can Do To Minimize Exposure

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 10/14/2020

The much-anticipated surge of COVID-19 pandemic-related litigation has begun. As the pandemic continues to lay siege to the United States economy, claimants’ lawyers and government agencies have begun setting their sights on...more

OSHA Issues Sobering Reminder to Employers About Reporting COVID-19 Related Fatalities and Hospitalizations

Franczek P.C. on 10/6/2020

As if employers aren’t already tested managing the challenges of the pandemic, on September 30, OSHA updated its COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions to remind employers about their duty to report and record COVID-19 related...more

Adding A Dash Of PPE Into Your IIPP: A California Employer’s Recipe For Employee Health And Safety

Greenberg Glusker LLP on 8/31/2020

I am amazed at how often business owners are surprised to learn that all employers in California are required to prepare, implement and inform employees about the employer’s Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP). Are...more

OSHA requires all employers to investigate whether COVID-19 infections are “work-related”

Hogan Lovells on 5/21/2020

On May 19, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued Revised Enforcement Guidance (Guidance) requiring employers to investigate whether employee COVID-19 infections are “work-related” for the...more

OSHA Issues COVID-19 Safety “Alert” for Construction Workers

Ballard Spahr LLP on 4/27/2020

On April 22, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued safety guidance aimed at reducing construction workers’ risk of exposure to COVID-19. The guidance is available in both English and Spanish...more

OSHA Issues COVID-19 Guidance for the Construction Workforce

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/27/2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued an alert listing safety tips (guidance) employers can follow to help protect construction workers from exposure to the coronavirus....more

CDC and OSHA Speak: How to Keep Construction Workers Safe During COVID-19 Panedemic

Buchalter on 4/23/2020

Many jurisdictions have allowed construction activities to continue through the COVID-19 pandemic. But the “stay at home” restrictions have varied from a state to state....more

Day One at the ABA Occupational Safety and Health Law Committee Midwinter Meeting

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/5/2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: Seyfarth Shaw’s OSHA/MSHA group is at the ABA’s Occupational Safety and Health Law Committee Midwinter Meeting this week. Today, we heard some introductory remarks from the Solicitor of Labor, a panel who...more

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Guidance for Business Preparedness

Littler on 3/5/2020

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has implications for multiple workplace concerns, including health and safety, leaves of absence, discrimination, and travel. Although the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has been...more

The Coronavirus Outbreak - Things Employers Should Know

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/29/2020

Coronavirus strain 2019-nCoV has reached the United States. According to the World Health Organization, “common signs of infection include respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties....more

Severe Flu Season Creates HR Challenges

Cozen O'Connor on 1/24/2020

With the outbreak of the corona virus dominating headlines, it is a great time to dust off the company policy on dealing with flu season and infectious diseases, generally, in the workplace. Contagious diseases are...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

Reminder — Cal/OSHA Emergency Regulation to Protect Workers from Wildfire Smoke Now in Effect

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/29/2019

Seyfarth Synopsis: CalOSHA emergency regulation for workers exposed to wildfire smoke.. With wildfires now active in many parts of California, it’s important that employers in California remember Cal/OSHA’s emergency...more

Health Care Employers Face Workplace Safety Challenges from Virulent New Multidrug-Resistant Fungus

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/23/2019

Seyfarth Synopsis: Health care providers are increasingly called upon to address drug resistant medical cases such as Candida auris (C. auris), an emerging multidrug-resistant fungus that presents a serious health threat to...more

Managing Contagious Diseases In the Workplace

Butler Snow LLP on 3/5/2019

We’re in the middle of flu season. The flu and other communicable diseases present a number of challenges for employers. What’s your duty to prevent the spread of contagious diseases in your workplace? Can you require an...more

Enforcement of OSHA’s Silica Standards in Full Swing

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 10/4/2018

In March 2016, OSHA published its standards for respirable crystalline silica in general industry/maritime (29 C.F.R. § 1910.1053) and in construction (§ 1926.1153), both of which have been phased in. ...more

Tightening Silica Exposure Standards

Troutman Pepper Locke on 7/12/2018

On June 23, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) implemented one of the final legs of a new rule limiting worker exposure to crystalline silica (or simply “silica”). ...more

OSHA Updates its Enforcement Procedures Directive for Exposure to Workplace Violence

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/18/2017

Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA has recently updated and published its enforcement procedures for occupational exposure to workplace violence. The procedures explain and lay out the elements of an OSHA General Duty Clause...more

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