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Key OSHRC Rulings Explained: Secretary of Labor v. Trinity Solar LLC

Conn Maciel Carey LLP on 4/11/2025

Welcome to “Key OSHRC Rulings Explained,” a new series in Conn Maciel Carey LLP’s OSHA Defense Report blog, designed to explore significant case summaries of Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) decisions....more

Build Back Botter: What Artificial Intelligence Means for the Construction Workplace

Littler on 3/1/2024

“Hey Chat GPT, finish this building.” This dare, written on a billboard that went viral last year, captures a truth and a stereotype about the world of construction. The truth is that the construction industry will, for the...more

The Site Report - Construction Law Insights, Issue 1, January 2023

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 1/27/2023

Contech Trends to Watch in the New Year - “As builders adapt to economic, supply chain and labor challenges, they’re turning to technology to boost performance.” Why this is important: All of the turmoil of 2022 (the...more

The Site Report - Construction Law Insights, Issue 12, December 2022

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 1/3/2023

Welcome to the 12th and final issue of the year for The Site Report. Top Three Construction Disputes and How to Avoid Them - Construction professionals sometimes feel as if it is déjà vu when it comes to disputes—and they...more

[Event] Shutdowns Turnarounds Superconference - December 7th - 8th, Alberta, Canada

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 11/24/2021

Canada’s leading event for the turnaround community is returning to Calgary! Focusing on the most pressing issues affecting the industry The Canadian Institute’s 20th Annual Shutdowns Turnarounds Superconference ensures you...more

Top 10 Most Frequently Cited OSHA Standards, 2018 Edition

Fisher Phillips on 11/16/2018

While it is not comparable to David Letterman’s Top 10 lists, at a recent industry gathering, OSHA announced its annual top 10 violations for fiscal year 2018 (October 1, 2017, through September 30, 2018). For those who have...more

OSHA Update: Court of Appeals Upholds Employer's Criminal Liability and Maximum Fine in Employee's Death

Littler on 7/30/2018

On July 17, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a verdict that had found an employer criminally liable for an employee's fatal fall. ...more

Recent OSHA Regulatory Shifts May Address Concerns About Electronically Submitting Workplace Injury and Illness Data

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC on 3/27/2018

Recent OSHA activity indicates possible changes in the scope and enforcement of the newly-created Improve Tracking of Workplace Injury and Illnesses Rule (Electronic Reporting Rule). OSHA intends to collect less data than the...more

OSHA Adopts 30-Day “Phase-In” of Enforcement of Crystalline Silica Standard for Construction

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/5/2017

Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA announced a thirty day phase-in for enforcement of the Crystalline Silica Standard for Construction under 29 CFR 1926.1153. The new rule will be fully effective by Monday, October 23, 2017....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

California OSHA Delays Enforcement of Construction Silica Standard

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 4/21/2017

On April 19, 2017, the Department of Industrial Relations for the State of California issued an important update to Cal/OSHA’s new Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard for Construction. The standard is substantially...more

OSHA Enacts Sweeping Silica Rule

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 4/27/2016

On March 25, 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued its final rule cutting in half the Permissible Exposure Limit (“PEL”) for respirable crystalline silica down to 50 micrograms per cubic...more

A Beginner’s Guide to OSHA’s Final Silica Rule

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/9/2016

On March 24, 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced its final rule on occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica. The rule was published in the Federal Register on March 25, 2016....more

OSHA Issues Final Silica Rule: What’s the Same and What’s Changed?

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/28/2016

On March 25, 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published in the Federal Register its final rule on occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica. U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E....more

A little good news: OSHA Grants Some Reprieve For Compliance with Its New Construction Industry Confined Space Rules

Baker Donelson on 8/5/2015

On May 4, 2015, OSHA issued a final rule setting new standards for workers in confined spaces on construction sites. The new rule requires coordination for multiple employers at the worksite, a competent person to evaluate...more

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