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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 -
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Federal Appeals Court Upholds Criminal Convictions After OSHA Inspection: What Employers Must Know to Avoid Jail Time

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A federal court of appeals just upheld the convictions of two workplace managers after an OSHA inspection quickly evolved into a criminal prosecution. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit offered a stark warning to...more

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Frequently Asked Questions for Employers About OSHA (Updated for 2025)

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Even the most experienced employers are sure to have questions from time to time about the nation’s workplace safety agency – the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). That’s where we come in. The Fisher...more

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Trump Nominates David Keeling to Lead OSHA: 7 Things Employers Need to Know

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is about to get a new leader. President Donald Trump has nominated David Keeling, a workplace safety veteran with experience at UPS and Amazon, to take the lead at the...more

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Pop Quiz: Test Your 2024 Workplace Law Knowledge

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Did you keep up with all the workplace law updates in 2024? Take our quiz to see if you can score a perfect 10 or need to do some catch-up work. After jotting down your answers, use the answer key at the end (no peeking!) to...more

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In OSHA First, Agency Releases Detailed Workplace Safety Incident Reports – What Employers Can Do About It

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For the very first time, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has publicized the comprehensive details on the nearly 900,000 reported workplace injuries and illnesses recorded by...more

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[Webinar] What Employers Should Expect from OSHA Under a Second Trump Administration - December 18th, 1:00 pm ET

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Following another close national election, President Trump returns to the White House for a second term, and resumes control over the vast Executive Branch bureaucracy, including the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety...more

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Top 4 Predictions About What OSHA and MSHA Workplace Safety Professionals Can Expect From the New Trump Administration

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Our firm’s Workplace Safety Practice Group has provided some general perspectives on what employers can expect under the next Trump administration – but it’s time for a deeper dive that OSHA and MSHA safety professionals will...more

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Frequently Asked Questions for Employers About OSHA (Updated for 2024)

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Even the most experienced employers are sure to have questions from time to time about the nation’s workplace safety agency – the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). That’s where we come in. The Fisher...more

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OSHA Enforcement Initiative Targets Warehouse, Home Center, Delivery Services, Supermarkets, Others

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has launched a three-year national emphasis program permitting extensive inspections of warehousing and distribution center operations, mail/postal processing and...more

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Revisiting Volks - Is OSHA Buying Itself More Time to Issue More Citations?

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Recordkeeping under the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act is often top of mind for workplace safety professionals. Under the OSH Act, employers must record injuries and illnesses resulting in medical treatment beyond...more

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New OSHA Enforcement Guidance to Expand Issuance of Instance-By-Instance Citations

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New Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) enforcement guidance set to take effect on March 27, 2023, will expand OSHA’s authority to issue instance-by-instance, or “IBI,” citations. Since 1990, OSHA has issued...more

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OSHA Announces Significant Expansion of ‘Instance-by-Instance’ Citation Policy

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Late on January 26, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a press release concerning a significant change in long-standing policy related to instance-by-instance issuance of citations that will...more

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Frequently Asked Questions for Employers About OSHA

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Even the most experienced employers are sure to have questions from time to time about the nation’s workplace safety agency – the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). That’s where we come in. The Fisher...more

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Snapshot on Manufacturing Industry: OSHA Inspection Tracker

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Welcome to FP Snapshot on Manufacturing Industry, where we take a quick snapshot look at the most significant workplace law developments over the past month with an emphasis on how they impact manufacturers. This snapshot is...more

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OSHA releases revised COVID-19 guidance

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Compliance Today (August 2020) - The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released revised guidelines regarding enforcement actions during the COVID-19 pandemic. There are two major...more

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OSHA Will Increase In-Person Inspections As Part Of Revised COVID-19 Enforcement Plan

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently announced that OSHA area offices will begin to increase in-person inspections in some parts of the country as the agency released a revised response plan on how it...more

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OSHA Updates Guidance Regarding COVID-19 Recordkeeping Requirements

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On May 19, 2020, the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a memorandum updating previous guidance regarding employers’ obligation to record cases of COVID-19 in the workplace. On...more

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Inspection Warrant/OSHA Enforcement: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Poultry Processing Facility's Motion to Quash

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (“Court”) addressed in an October 9th decision a dispute regarding a judicially-issued inspection warrant that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration...more

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OSHA Launches New Inspection Targeting Program

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Thank you to Jonathan Schaefer for this post. Jon is an attorney in our Environmental, Energy & Telecommunications Practice Group and his practice focuses on environmental compliance counseling, occupational health and...more

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Appeals Court Clamps Down On OSHA Investigations

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In a significant victory for employers, a federal appeals court recently limited OSHA’s ability to expand accident investigations beyond their original and intended scope. The 11th Circuit’s decision in United States v....more

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Eleventh Circuit Limits OSHA’s Ability to Use OSHA Form 300 Logs to Obtain an Inspection Search Warrant

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On October 9, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld a district court’s order quashing an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspection warrant. OSHA unsuccessfully...more

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OSHA Releases New Field Operations Manual with Increased Penalty Authority, Inspector Discretion, and Industry Coverage

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U.S. OSHA recently released its new Field Operations Manual (“Manual”). The Manual is the field guidance that directs the work of OSHA’s Compliance, Safety & Health Officers (“CSHOs”) commonly referred to as “OSHA...more

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Proposed OSHA Workplace Data Program Could Lead to More Targeted Employer Inspections

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OSHA has issued a proposed regulation that, for the first time ever, would require certain employers to submit workplace injury and illness data directly to OSHA in electronic format. After being submitted, the data would...more

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