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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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Knock Knock, Who's There? OSHA Inspector!

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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

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OSH Law Primer, Part XI: Understanding and Contesting OSHA Citations: An Overview

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This is the eleventh installment in a series of articles intended to provide the reader with a very high-level overview of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act of 1970 and the Occupational Safety and Health...more

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

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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

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The Saiber Construction Law Column: April 2024

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As set forth on its website, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) was created in 1970 “to ensure safe and healthful working conditions for workers by setting and enforcing standards and by providing...more

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OSHA Cites Dollar General Again for Alleged Fire Hazards

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Those of us who deal with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have watched with interest the agency’s ongoing enforcement efforts against the Dollar General retail chain. Since 2017, OSHA has assessed...more

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Repeat Fall Protection Violations Result in $687K Penalty

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In recent years, we have written extensively about the huge increases in fines and other penalties assessed by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). These fines are multiplied in situations where...more

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Third Circuit Limits Employee Private Right of Action Under OSH Act

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On January 31, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held in Doe v. Scalia that once the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has completed enforcement proceedings, an employee may not...more

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OSHA Increases Maximum Penalties and Announces Significant New Enforcement Policies

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) increased the maximum penalty amount for serious and other-than-serious violations to $15,625 per violation effective January 15, 2023. Only eleven days later, OSHA...more

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OSHA Adds $2.7 Million in Fines One Month After Assessing Employer for $1.6 Million

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In recent months, EmployNews has reported on the dramatic increase in penalties assessed by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in situations where the agency believes that employers are not...more

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OSHA Calls Out Employer for History of Safety Violations

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The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration regularly issues press releases announcing citations and penalties that follow a safety inspection. But this month, OSHA issued a press release that recounted an...more

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OSHA Releases COVID-19 Citation Statistics and Guidance for Respirator Fitting

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Last Friday, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration released statistics on citations issued to employers for COVID-19 safety violations. OSHA has not issued a COVID-19 safety standard, and the citations...more

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OSHA’s Enforcement of the Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard for General Industry, 2018–2019: By the Numbers

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For employers concerned about how the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has been enforcing its Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard for General Industry, the agency’s enforcement data for the standard’s...more

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration Releases FY 2019 “Top 10” List

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its top 10 most frequently cited violations for Fiscal Year 2019. The list remains largely unchanged from last year’s....more

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Properly Evaluating an OSHA Citation: Should You Contest the Citation?

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For the last thirty years, I have defended companies in OSHA enforcement actions. No matter how large or small the action, employers should always begin by evaluating the potential financial impact the OSHA citation could...more

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OSHA Enforcement: Ohio Aluminum Manufacturer Cited for Alleged Violations

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a June 20th news release stating that it cited Ohio Gratings, Inc. (“OGI”) for alleged violations. OGI is described as a manufacturer of aluminum, stainless...more

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Anhydrous Ammonia/OSHA Enforcement: Proposed Citation for Belle Glade, Florida Farm

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a June 3rd news release stating that it cited Duda Farm Fresh Foods Inc. (“Fresh Foods”) for alleged violations. Fresh Food is stated to operate a farm in...more

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Hazardous Chemicals/OSHA Enforcement: San Angelo, Texas Meat-Packing Plant Cited for Alleged Violations

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a May 6th news release stating that it had cited 7 S Packing LLC (“7 S”) for allegedly exposing workers to releases of hazardous chemicals. 7 S is stated to...more

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Hexavalent Chromium/OSHA Enforcement: Wichita, Kansas Aircraft Manufacturer Cited for Alleged Violations

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a May 8th news release stating that it cited Spirit Aerosystems Inc. (“SAI”) for alleged violations. SAI is based in Wichita, Kansas. ...more

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Lead/OSHA Enforcement: Kansas City Missouri Foundry Issued Citations

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) cited Martin Foundry Co. for alleged violations. Martin Foundry Co. is stated to be a foundry located in Kansas City, Missouri....more

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OSHA Civil Penalties Going Up Again – Adopts 2019 Maximums

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The DOL has published its 2019 OSHA civil penalties. We had blogged previously about the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) 2018 adjustments to the maximum civil penalty dollar amounts for OSHA violations....more

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