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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 Terminates COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard for Healthcare Workers

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 3/5/2025

Is COVID-19 still a thing, and does OSHA care about it? Yes and yes. We all know that COVID-19 is still around. On the OSHA front, the agency seems to be focused less exclusively on COVID-19 and plans to take a broader...more

OSHA Enforcement to Continue Under New Leadership

McGuireWoods LLP on 2/14/2025

Employers wondering if the Trump administration will continue to enforce workplace safety laws now have an answer: yes....more

Biden’s OSHA Pushes Heat Illness Prevention Rule Close to the Finish Line

Conn Maciel Carey LLP on 1/20/2025

On January 14, 2025, just six days before the transition from the Biden Administration to the second Trump Administration, OSHA closed the books on collecting public comments on the agency’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...more

OSHA Enforcement Guidance Could Subject Employers to More Citations

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 2/3/2023

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) can now issue separate citations for each instance of an alleged high-gravity serious violation. OSHA is also encouraged to issue multiple violations instead of...more

Uncertainty Returns to the Employment Landscape in 2019

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/9/2019

The midterm elections that took place in November 2018 have the employer community wondering what to expect in 2019. This article will examine how those elections might impact labor and employment policymaking in 2019....more

OSHA Anticipates More Changes to the Electronic Recordkeeping Rule: What Does It Mean for Employers?

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/9/2018

The Trump administration continues to look for ways to lessen the regulatory burden on employers. As a result, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) electronic recordkeeping regulation continues to be...more

Trump Admin. Pumps the Brakes on New OSHA Rules in its First Regulatory Agenda

Conn Maciel Carey LLP on 8/1/2017

President Trump was carried to the White House on promises (or threats) of rolling back government regulations. At the CPAC conference this year, Pres. Trump’s Sr. Policy Advisor, Steve Bannon, framed Pres. Trump’s agenda...more

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