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Conn Maciel Carey LLP

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

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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

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Protecting Workers From Heat Illness: Nevada’s New Regulation

As temperatures continue to rise, protecting workers from heat-related illnesses becomes increasingly critical. In response to this pressing issue, Nevada has implemented a comprehensive regulation aimed at safeguarding...more

Stark & Stark

NJ Takes Bold Step to Protect Workers from Heat-Related Risks: Bill A.B. 5022

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In the United States, 986 workers died from heat exposure between 1992 and 2022, with the construction industry accounting for 34% of all deaths. Although the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

New Cal/OSHA Indoor Heat Standards Require New Prevention Measures and Written Prevention Plan

Beginning July 23, 2024, California's Indoor Heat Illness Prevention regulations apply to most indoor workplaces. Among other things, the regulations require that employers implement certain indoor heat illness prevention...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Comment Period Now Open for OSHA’s Proposed National Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Standard

On the heels of California’s new indoor heat illness prevention standard becoming effective, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) announced a proposed national heat and injury illness prevention...more

Fisher Phillips

FP Snapshot on Agriculture: How Federal OSHA’s Proposed Heat Safety Rule Impacts Your Industry

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Welcome to FP Snapshot on Agriculture, where we take a quick look at a recent significant workplace law development with an emphasis on how it impacts employers in the agricultural industry. This edition focuses on the...more

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Gavel to Gavel: OSHA turns up the heat on workplace safety

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On August 30, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration published a proposed rule to protect millions of workers from a leading cause of weather-related deaths in the United States: heat. You know, that weather...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

OSHA Issues Proposed Heat Injury and Illness Rule

On August 30, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued its long-anticipated proposed regulation requiring affected employers to plan for and address heat exposure risks in the workplace. The proposed...more

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OSHA Publishes Hotly Anticipated Proposed Heat Standard

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At long last and at the tail-end of what is on track to be the hottest summer on record, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its first proposed heat standard on August 30, 2024. OSHA's Notice of...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

OSHA’s First Federal Heat Standard for Outdoor and Indoor Work

OSHA issued an unofficial version of a long-awaited proposed rule addressing heat injury and illness prevention. The official version has yet to be published in the Federal Register. The proposed rule requires employers...more

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Cal/OSHA’s New Indoor Heat Illness Prevention Standard Took Effect on July 23, 2024

According to the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA), California’s new heat illness prevention rules for indoor workplaces became effective on July 23, 2024....more

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OSHA proposes first-ever heat protection rule

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently proposed a rule that, if finalized, would establish the nation’s first-ever federal safety standard addressing excessive heat in the...more

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Hotter Than Blue Blazes! OSHA Issues New Heat Hazard Rules for Companies Operating Outdoor and Indoor Workplaces

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a Proposed Rule that could expose employers to liability when employees suffer heat illnesses in outdoor or indoor workplaces. This Rule will affect...more

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California OSHA Standards Board Moves Closer to Vote on Indoor Heat Illness Standard

On August 4, 2023, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) issued its notice to amend the existing Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations to add section 3396, heat illness prevention in...more

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