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OSHA announced that it is renewing its National Emphasis Program (NEP) to Address Amputations in Manufacturing. The renewed NEP will replace the previous version which expired on June 27 and will remain in place for five...more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued its 2025 update to the National Emphasis Program on Amputations in Manufacturing Industries (Amputations NEP), renewing the program and introducing several...more
On July 1, 2025, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued notices of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) related to twenty-six current standards. ...more
Share on Twitter Print Share by Email Share Back to top Over the past year, manufacturers, importers, distributors, and retailers of consumer products containing button cell and coin batteries (or products intended to contain...more
Pennsylvania’s Safe Haven Law, also known as the Newborn Protection Act (the Act), allows parents to surrender their infants at hospitals, EMS providers and police stations without criminal liability, but for a few...more
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) issued a January 10th interpretive Letter addressing the application of the Federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) to the combustible liquid...more
In recent years, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has increased pressure on consumer product companies through various enforcement mechanisms. The increase in the frequency and amount of civil penalties sought by...more
Pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) electronic reporting regulation, covered employers must submit their OSHA injury and illness records (OSHA Forms 300, 300A, and 301) using OSHA’s...more
We are now a year into the effective date of what is colloquially known as the Structural Integrity Act (Act). The law combines two important obligations condominium associations or cooperatives must now adhere to, inspection...more
On Tuesday, January 14, the CSB announced a new “incident report” tool, calling it a “new safety product to provide the public with more information about serious chemical incidents reported to the agency.” Through its...more
On January 14, 2025, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazardous Investigation Board (“CSB”) released Volume One of a series of detailed reports on serious accidental chemical incidents reported to CSB under the Accidental Release...more
The U.S. maritime industry is steeped in tradition and sometimes takes a conservative approach to change. Even when the industry has protocols in place to ensure safety of mariners, in some cases it takes an act of...more
The US Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a final rule on November 2, 2021 expanding the applicability of the federal pipeline safety regulations to certain...more
Trade Secrets in the HAV Industry Trade secrets are invaluable in the HAV industry as its growth accelerates in the fast lane. HAV players defend their technology aggressively against competitors and departing employees who...more
On June 29, 2021, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ("NHTSA") issued Standing General Order 2021-01 (the "Order"), concerning safety-related incidents involving vehicles operating on publicly accessible roads...more
Effective January 20, 2021, the Ontario government is increasing workplace inspections of retailers and other workplaces as part of a crackdown on compliance to ensure COVID-19 safety protocols are being followed and...more
On October 1, 2019, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) published three final rules relating to the transportation of hazardous liquids and gas along regulated sectors of the nation’s...more
On August 23, 2019, Governor Pritzker signed into law Public Act 101-531 (Act) which puts into place a number of measures aimed at increasing student safety....more
The Internet of Things (IoT) has opened doors to enormous innovative opportunities for consumer product manufacturers. But it has also introduced a new twist in the way that innovation, product safety, and the U.S....more
It’s that time of year again: for employers to celebrate the successes of the prior year and make plans and resolutions for the new one. But OSHA and MSHA are making New Year’s resolutions, too, and employers are well-advised...more
Enhancing transparency has been one of the FDA’s top priorities for nearly a decade. In late 2016, the agency continued to advance this goal by publishing data relating to food, cosmetics and dietary supplements from its...more
On June 22, 2016, President Obama signed into law the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act for the 21st Century Act (“Lautenberg Act”), a sweeping and historic overhaul of our nation’s primary chemical management law, the...more
This edition of the Cozen O’Connor Aviation Regulatory Update reports on Congress’s six-month extension of FAA’s reauthorization; new U.S. Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreements with the European Union and Canada; the FAA’s...more