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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 -

Ontario Introduces Bill 30, Working for Workers Seven Act, 2025

Bennett Jones LLP on 6/16/2025

On May 28, 2025, the Government of Ontario introduced Bill 30, Working for Workers Seven Act, 2025 (Bill 30), representing the latest addition to a series of legislative initiatives that Ontario has seen introduced under the...more

Top 5 OSHA Initiatives in 2022

Adams & Reese on 5/20/2022

Under the Biden administration, OSHA rulemaking has increased dramatically. As a result, there are a variety of new regulations and enforcement strategies currently being discussed that will impact general industry and...more

OSHA Again Proposes that Employers Electronically Submit Workplace Injury Forms

Fisher Phillips on 3/30/2022

Federal workplace safety officials are once again proposing amendments to occupational injury and illness recordkeeping rules that would require certain employers to electronically submit injury and illness information to...more

Do the OSHA Proposed Amendments to the Hazard Communication Standard Clarify or Create Burden for Stakeholders?

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. on 4/22/2021

On February 16, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). On April, 12, 2021, OSHA published a Federal...more

Manufacturers Should Prepare For OSHA’s New And Altered Proposed Hazard Communication Requirements

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 3/29/2021

Manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, and importers have often struggled with communicating product hazards to downstream employees and users, due to complex hazard communication requirements in international standards, as...more

OSHA Proposes Amendments to Hazard Communication Standard

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 2/19/2021

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s hazard communication regulations require employers to take measures to minimize employee exposure to potentially dangerous chemicals. Among other obligations, the...more

OSHA to Update Hazard Communication Standard

Beveridge & Diamond PC on 2/17/2021

OSHA’s hazard communication standard (HCS) is the principal federal requirement governing labels and safety data sheets (SDSs) for hazardous chemicals used in the workplace in the United States. OSHA has proposed to update...more

OSHA Proposes Amendments to the Hazard Communication Standard

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. on 2/17/2021

On February 16, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). The HCS is the federal-level legislation that...more

What You Need To Know About Kentucky OSHA’s Proposed Injury and Illness Reporting Rule Change

Fisher Phillips on 4/24/2020

The Kentucky Labor Cabinet’s Department of Workplace Standards released its proposed amendments to its injury and illness recordkeeping and reporting requirements on February 11, 2020. A public hearing on these amendments...more

OSHA Law Alert: Oregon OSHA Issues Proposed Changes to Worker Protection Standard in Agriculture

Stoel Rives LLP on 10/31/2016

In response to the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s adoption of more stringent standards for the application of pesticides and herbicides in agricultural settings, Oregon OSHA has proposed revisions to...more

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