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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’s Updated Site-Specific Targeting Inspection Plan Just Took Effect: The Answers to Employers’ Top 5 Questions

Fisher Phillips on 5/29/2025

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released an updated Instruction implementing a new Site-Specific Targeting inspection plan for non-construction worksites, effective for two years starting on May...more

Knock Knock, Who's There? OSHA Inspector!

Bricker Graydon LLP on 5/12/2025

Effective January 2025, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) hiked the maximum fines for workplace safety violations. As an example, the maximum fine for a “serious” violation is now $16,550 per violation,...more

[Webinar] From Violation to Deposition: The Legal Aftermath of an OSHA Incident - May 6th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC on 4/22/2025

For Construction Safety Week 2025, join Cohen Seglias and Signature Safety for a timely webinar that examines what happens when a jobsite safety incident leads to an OSHA violation—and ultimately, a deposition. In this...more

Settling OSHA Citations Requires Consideration of Multiple Factors

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 3/21/2025

After an employer has received a citation from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the informal conference process offers a path for potential settlement of the dispute. The informal conference can result in...more

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

Fisher Phillips on 3/12/2025

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

[Webinar] The Usual Suspects: How to Avoid the Five Most Expensive (and Frequently Cited) Types of General Industry Citations -...

Conn Maciel Carey LLP on 3/12/2025

Year in and year out, the same 5 standards tend to be cited the most frequently in general industry inspections. While their placement in the Top 5 may vary from time to time, Lockout/Tagout, Hazard Communication, Respiratory...more

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

Fisher Phillips on 2/20/2025

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

Government’s Shredding of Key Documents Leads Judge to Dismiss North Carolina Safety Case – Possible Relief for Your Business?

Fisher Phillips on 2/6/2025

A judge just dismissed a safety claim being prosecuted by North Carolina workplace safety officials after it was revealed at trial that NC OSHA inspectors had been shredding handwritten notes and other documents from their...more

[Webinar] OSHA’s 2024 Year In-Review and Lookahead to OSHA Under a Second Trump Administration - January 28th, 1:00 pm ET

Conn Maciel Carey LLP on 1/16/2025

The ball has dropped, the confetti has been swept out of Times Square, and 2024 is in the books. It’s time to take a look back and take stock of what we learned from and about OSHA over the past four years of the Biden/Harris...more

Employers to Face Increased OSHA Penalties For 2025: How You Should Develop Your Workplace Safety Strategy for the New Year

Fisher Phillips on 1/16/2025

Employers will face higher penalties for workplace safety violations in 2025 now that the U.S. Department of Labor has just published its listing of annual increases. These yearly increases to OSHA’s maximum civil penalties...more

Top 2025 Predictions for Workplace Safety

Fisher Phillips on 1/7/2025

Our Workplace Safety thought leaders have pulled together their top predictions for the new year so that employers can get a running start to 2025....more

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

Fisher Phillips on 12/18/2024

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

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

Conn Maciel Carey LLP on 12/4/2024

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

OSHA Severe Violator Enforcement Program: 5 Things Employers Should Know

Hendershot Cowart P.C. on 11/11/2024

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), like many federal agencies, has finite resources for carrying out its essential functions. It simply isn’t feasible, nor efficient or effective, for OSHA regulators to...more

OSHA Publishes the Top Ten Violations of 2024

Cozen O'Connor on 10/8/2024

Following historical precedent, OSHA’s top ten cited violations for 2024 surprise no one. They all appeared on last year’s list, although their relative positions changed a bit. Fall protection (general requirements) remains...more

Kentucky OSHA Adopts Emergency Regulation in Line With Fed’s New Rule on “Walkaround” Inspections: What Employers Need to Know and...

Fisher Phillips on 10/1/2024

Starting today, Kentucky employees may designate a third party – including union representatives in non-union facilities – to accompany safety inspectors during walkaround inspections. State safety officials adopted an...more

No. 4 of 10 Things Every Employer Should Know About OSHA: OSHA Must Issue a Citation Within Six Months

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 9/10/2024

OSHA has a time limit on issuing citations. It must issue a citation within six months of the occurrence of any violation. The only exception to this rule is where the employer has concealed the violative condition or misled...more

The Anatomy Of An OSHA Citation

Hendershot Cowart P.C. on 5/13/2024

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) citations are generally issued to employers at the closing of, or after, an inspection by an OSHA compliance officer. An OSHA citation is not a one-pager. Instead, OSHA’s...more

No April Foolin’ – OSHA Updates its Worker Walkaround Representative Regulation

Littler on 4/1/2024

On April 1, 2024, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published its final rule clarifying that employees may designate a non-employee third party as their representative during an OSHA inspection. ...more

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

Fisher Phillips on 2/15/2024

Above Average Injury Rates Can Lead to Severe Violator Designation

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 2/2/2024

Last month, we reported on the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s expansion of its Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP). SVEP designation marks employers for a higher number of safety inspections...more

Snapshot on Manufacturing: Top 3 Compliance Challenges Stemming from OSHA and Labor Board Collaboration

Fisher Phillips on 11/28/2023

Welcome to this edition of the FP Snapshot on Manufacturing, where we take a quick snapshot look at recent workplace law developments and examine how they impact employers in the manufacturing industry. In this edition, we’ll...more

The “Focus 4” Threshold Tips for Surviving an OSHA Inspection, Part 4: No Hazardous Activity in Plain View During the Inspection

Fisher Phillips on 8/24/2023

With maximum limits for Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) penalties increasing every year, knowing what to do when OSHA arrives at your door is more important than ever. That’s why we’re releasing this...more

Oregon Hikes Penalty Maximums for Workplace Safety Violations: 4 Things You Need to Know

Fisher Phillips on 6/9/2023

Oregon lawmakers just passed more stringent civil penalties and expanded the scope of workplace safety investigations – which means employers need to immediately acquaint themselves with these modifications and grasp the...more

The “Focus 4” Threshold Tips for Surviving an OSHA Inspection, Part Three: Escort Your Inspector Straight To and From the...

Fisher Phillips on 5/31/2023

With maximum limits for Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) penalties increasing every year – currently over $15,000 for serious/other than serious citations and more than $150,000 for a repeat and willful –...more

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