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OSHA Proposes Eliminating Medical Evaluation Requirement for Some Respirators

As part of its deregulatory initiative on July 1, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed deleting requirements for medical evaluations before employees are permitted to use certain classes of...more

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OSHA Proposes Dozens of Deregulatory Rules: How They’ll Impact Multiple Industries

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published over two dozen proposed rules in the Federal Register on July 1, 2025, marking a sweeping regulatory initiative that impacts multiple industries. Although...more

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What MSHA’s 18 Proposed Rules Signal About the Future of Mine Safety

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On July 1, 2025, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) published 18 Notices of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register, marking a sweeping regulatory initiative by the current administration. The proposals...more

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OSHA’s Aggressive Deregulatory Efforts Begin

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has begun what the US Department of Labor describes as “aggressive deregulatory efforts” to “put American workers and job creators first.” In response to President...more

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Client Alert: OSHA’s Deregulatory Agenda Takes Shape

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On July 1, 2025, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published twenty-five proposed rules and one final rule taking actions that include limiting OSHA’s application of the General Duty Clause, removing...more

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Trump Budget Plan Proposes Big Cuts to OSHA, Lowering Head Count and Limiting Enforcement Capabilities

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The Trump Administration’s fiscal year 2026 budget proposal includes big cuts for OSHA. The Fiscal Year 2026 Congressional Budget Justification is available...more

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On And On We Go – Coalition Groups Sue DOL For The Rollback Rule

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Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA has just been sued for removing the requirements for establishments with 250 or more employees to electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300 (Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses), and...more

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OSHA announces changes to Electronic Recordkeeping Rule

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In the waning days of President Obama’s Administration, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) announced sweeping changes to its recordkeeping rule, originally to be effective January 1, 2017, which...more

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OSHA Proposes to Rescind Major Portions of its Electronic Reporting Rule

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On Monday, July 30, 2018, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a proposed rule to abolish much of the existing electronic reporting obligations for establishments with 250 or more employees....more

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Agencies Release Regulatory Roadmap for 2018 and Beyond

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The latest Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions ("spring agenda") continues this administration's trend of adding fewer new rules and reexamining older ones. ...more

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EPA Tosses Out the “Once In, Always In” Policy For Major Sources of Hazardous Air Pollutants

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On January 25, 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdrew its longstanding but controversial “once in, always in” policy that a “major source” of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) was forever locked into “major...more

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EPA Withdraws “Once In Always In” Policy For Major HAP Sources

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In another example of business-friendly regulatory agency actions, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has just rescinded the “Seitz Memo” associated with the “Once In, Always In” policy affecting the...more

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OSHA Removes List of “Workplace Fatalities” from its Website Home Page

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In another example of OSHA’s refocus it has dropped from its home page the prominently placed listing of Worker Fatalities. ...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

2018 Environmental, Health, and Safety Outlook for Manufacturers

Reduced Regulation - We all know that one of President Trump’s goals is to streamline and minimize regulations. Among other things, Executive Order 13771 indicated that, for every regulation to be passed, two had to be...more

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What's Next for OSHA Under the Trump Administration

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Over the past several months, many articles have been written, including by this author, regarding the strengthening, expanding and adding of “teeth” to the regulations and the reach of the Occupational Safety and Health...more

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