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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 -

Trump Administration Proposes Eliminating Funding for Chemical Safety Board

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 7/18/2025

In its released budget proposal for fiscal year 2026, the Trump administration plans to zero out funding for the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (commonly abbreviated as CSB)....more

Pest Practices: EPA Uses FIFRA to Adopt Additional Operational and Workplace Controls on Ethylene Oxide

K&L Gates LLP on 3/7/2025

Having adopted stringent air emission controls on commercial sterilizers that use ethylene oxide (EtO), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has now adopted further controls on workplace exposure to EtO, including...more

EPA and OSHA Renew Cooperation With Memorandum of Understanding on Toxic Substances Control Act

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/27/2025

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have long cooperated with each other and have renewed their commitment to cooperation in a December 2024 memorandum of...more

[Webinar] Chemical Regulation: 2025 Outlook - February 5th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

Wiley Rein LLP on 1/24/2025

As the second Trump Administration begins, significant shifts in the federal government’s approach to chemical regulation appear imminent. The main forces of change include the ongoing legal challenges to the Toxic Substances...more

EPA and OSHA Sign MOU for Implementation of TSCA Section 6

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. on 1/16/2025

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on January 13, 2025, that it signed a long-awaited memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) formalizing...more

OSH Law Primer, Part IX: Hazard Communication

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/9/2024

This is the ninth 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

Six Sizzling Ways to Beat the OSHA Heat This Summer

Baker Donelson on 6/28/2024

The summer heat is in full swing and so are ramped-up compliance efforts from OSHA. This alert provides you with six quick tips to help avoid and minimize any "heat" from OSHA this summer....more

[Webinar] Major Updates to OSHA's Hazard Communication (Chemical Right-to-Know) Standard - June 20th, 1:00 pm ET

Conn Maciel Carey LLP on 5/31/2024

On May 20, 2024, OSHA published its long-in-the-making revision to the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). OSHA’s revised its standard to better align with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification...more

[Webinar] The Impact of New TSCA Regs on OSHA Chemical Safety Enforcement - October 22nd, 1:00 pm ET

Conn Maciel Carey LLP on 3/27/2024

Although this is the OSHA webinar series, in this webinar, we’ll be analyzing the intersection of EPA’s new Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”) chemical exposure limits and OSHA enforcement of workplace chemical exposure....more

OSHA Enforcement: Atlanta, Georgia Chemical Manufacturer Proposed Penalty Assessment

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 3/14/2024

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a March 8 news release and link to a Citation and Notice of Penalty for Southern Industrial Chemicals Inc. South Industrial Chemicals Inc. is stated to be...more

OSHA Updates Its Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals Instruction

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/9/2024

On January 26, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its updated Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals Instruction, providing enforcement guidance related to compliance with...more

Arizona Gets to Keep Its State-Operated Workplace Safety and Health Program

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/28/2023

On February 15, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) withdrew its proposed rule that would have revoked the final approval status of Arizona’s state plan for occupational safety and health. The...more

Not Digging a Deeper Hole: How to Handle an OSHA Investigation

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 3/22/2022

The Department of Justice announced criminal charges against an oilfield company, its vice president, and one of its contractors in connection with two deaths at a company facility in 2019. Additional charges were brought...more

Methylene Chloride/OSHA Enforcement: Citations Issued to Bergen County, New Jersey, Manufacturing Facility

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/10/2022

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a February 2nd news release stating it issued citations to Sinclair & Rush Inc. (“S&R”). The citations were issued to an S&R Bergen County, New Jersey,...more

OSHA Targets Tank Car Cleaning And Confined Space Dangers

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 8/6/2021

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) Region VI — which includes Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas — has established a new Regional Emphasis Program targeting worker exposure to hazards associated with...more

OSHA To Hold Informal Meeting In Preparation For United Nations Session on Chemicals

Fisher Phillips on 11/6/2019

OSHA announced yesterday that registration is open for an upcoming open informal public meeting to discuss proposals in preparation for the 38th session of the United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Globally...more

New Developments at OSHA - July 2017

Stoel Rives LLP on 7/5/2017

OSHA Seeks to Reverse Beryllium Rule For Certain Industries Beryllium, a lightweight metal, presents hazards in the workplace. It is has been linked to lung cancer and Chronic Beryllium Disease, a debilitating lung disease...more

OSHA Weighs In on EPA Proposed Rule Governing the Use of New Chemical Substances

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 11/8/2016

Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA “strongly supports” EPA’s proposed updates to its existing regulations governing significant new uses of chemical substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act. The proposed changes seek to...more

U.S. Chemical Safety Board Provides Recommendations to Upgrade Employers’ Emergency Planning and Response Programs

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/9/2016

Seyfarth Synopsis: U.S. Chemical Safety Board offers recommendations and best practices for chemical facilities regarding emergency planning and response programs....more

Environmental Notes - May 2016

Williams Mullen on 5/20/2016

The news has been full of stories and articles concerning Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR), also referred to as coal ash. CCR became a hot topic in 2008 when a coal ash pond at a utility plant in Tennessee spilled more than 5...more

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