Senate Bill 553, signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom, requires nearly all employers in the State of California to prepare a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan, train employees on how to identify and avoid workplace...more
3/8/2024
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Seyfarth Synopsis: Senate Bill 553, signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom, requires nearly all employers in the State of California to prepare a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan, train employees on how to identify and...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: We recently blogged that Silica is the New Asbestos: New OSHA Regional Emphasis Program Will Target Respirable Silica Hazards in Six States. Now the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Cal/OSHA, in a press release, noted that it recently issued citations to a food manufacturer and its temporary employment agency, with over $200,000 in proposed penalties to each employer for “failing to...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Cal/OSHA announced that it has cited eleven employers for not protecting employees from COVID-19 exposure during inspections of industries where workers have an elevated risk of exposure. The industries...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Seyfarth Shaw’s OSHA/MSHA group is at the ABA’s Occupational Safety and Health Law Committee Midwinter Meeting this week. Today, we heard from panels that discussed California Workplace Violence and Indoor...more
3/9/2020
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Construction Workers ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health and Safety ,
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) ,
Mining ,
OSHA ,
Silica ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Safety ,
Workplace Violence
Seyfarth Synopsis: The DOL has published its 2020 increases to MSHA civil penalties. The DOL has finalized the 2020 inflation adjustments, which will nudge the penalties up 1.764%. 85 Fed. Reg. 2292 (Jan. 15, 2020)....more
1/27/2020
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Coal Industry ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health and Safety ,
Inflation Adjustments ,
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) ,
Mining ,
OSHA ,
Statutory Violations ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a standard interpretation cautioning employers on the use of headphones to listen to music on a construction site....more
1/6/2020
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Agricultural Workers ,
Bodily Injury ,
Construction Project ,
Construction Site ,
Construction Workers ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Excessive Noise ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Negligence ,
OSHA ,
Project Management ,
Safety Precautions ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety ,
Wrongful Death
Seyfarth Synopsis: One of the unique elements of Cal/OSHA is a requirement that ALL employers have a written Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP). 8 CCR 3203....more
12/18/2019
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Health and Safety ,
OSHA ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
State and Local Government ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Illness and Injury Reporting ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: CalOSHA emergency regulation for workers exposed to wildfire smoke..
With wildfires now active in many parts of California, it’s important that employers in California remember Cal/OSHA’s emergency...more
10/29/2019
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Cal-OSHA ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health and Safety ,
Labor Regulations ,
Occupational Exposure ,
OSHA ,
Risk Management ,
State and Local Government ,
Toxic Exposure ,
Wildfires ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) recently held an advisory meeting on the Agency’s draft rules for Workplace Violence Prevention in General Industry. It is seeking public...more
2/8/2018
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Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hostile Environment ,
OSHA ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety ,
Workplace Violence
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Cleaning Product Right to Know Act makes California the first state to require ingredient labeling both on product labels and online for consumer cleaning products....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission (Review Commission) issued two orders this month — the first we have heard from the Review Commission since April 27, 2017. The orders followed, on...more