Seyfarth Synopsis: On June 28, 2022, OSHA announced publication of an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPRM”) regarding potential revisions to the Agency’s lead standards, lowering permissible blood lead levels....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA Region V has recently adopted an Instruction to establish a Regional Emphasis Program (REP) for conducting inspections of select manufacturing industries with hearing loss rates higher than the...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: As we approach the heat of the summer season and as employers begin to re-open after months of COVID-19 quarantine, workers may be out of shape, out of practice on workplace safety procedures, and may have...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Interim Enforcement Guidance for the 2020 Final Beryllium Standards applies to all types of beryllium inspections....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) had brought suit in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals against the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration,...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has adopted a Revised Enforcement Guidance for Recording Cases of COVID-19. Under the OSHA regulations and the revised guidance, most cases of...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued an alert listing safety tips (guidance) employers can follow to help protect construction workers from exposure to the coronavirus....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Establishments with 250 or more employees that are currently required to keep OSHA injury and illness records, and establishments with 20-249 employees that are classified in specific industries with...more
1/13/2020
/ Bodily Injury ,
Construction Workers ,
Deadlines ,
Electronic Filing ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Labor Regulations ,
Occupational Exposure ,
OSHA ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Illness and Injury Reporting ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently released its annual National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (National Census), concluding that the fatal work injury rate in 2018 remained at 3.5...more
1/2/2020
/ Bureau of Labor Statistics ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Full-Time Employees ,
Labor Standards Enforcement ,
Occupational Exposure ,
OSHA ,
Safety Standards ,
Slip and Fall ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety ,
Workplace Violence ,
Wrongful Death
Seyfarth Synopsis: Effective January 1, 2020, Cal/OSHA is revising its injury reporting obligations to be more aligned with the injury reporting obligations under federal OSHA....more
12/13/2019
/ Cal-OSHA ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health and Safety ,
Occupational Exposure ,
OSHA ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
Workplace Illness and Injury Reporting ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers should prepare for the holiday shopping season and protect their employees from harm and injuries....more
11/18/2019
/ Black Friday ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health & Safety Standard ,
Holidays ,
Occupational Exposure ,
OSHA ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety ,
Workplace Violence
Seyfarth Synopsis: Health care providers are increasingly called upon to address drug resistant medical cases such as Candida auris (C. auris), an emerging multidrug-resistant fungus that presents a serious health threat to...more
4/23/2019
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Clinical Laboratories ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Health and Safety ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Occupational Exposure ,
OSHA ,
Risk Management ,
Workers' Compensation Claim ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: Cintas Corporation has recently become the first company to reach 100 sites with OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) (Program) Star certification....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Seyfarth Shaw’s OSHA/MSHA group is at the ABA’s Occupational Safety and Health Law Committee Midwinter Meeting this week....more
3/7/2019
/ Beryllium Exposure ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health & Safety Standard ,
Mandatory Evacuation ,
Occupational Exposure ,
OSHA ,
Safety Violations ,
Silica ,
Whistleblowers ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA has recently issued a Frequently Asked Questions for General Industry for the Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard.
We had noted previously in the blog that most of the provisions of the...more
OSHA has just released a Memorandum on the Enforcement Launch for the Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard in General Industry and Maritime rules....more
6/18/2018
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement Guidance ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Maritime Transport ,
Occupational Exposure ,
OSHA ,
Policy Memorandums ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Shipyard Industry ,
Silica ,
Toxic Exposure ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced that it is pushing back the effective date of parts of the rule limiting workers’ exposure to beryllium until May, while it negotiates with...more
3/8/2018
/ Beryllium Exposure ,
Construction Industry ,
Delays ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health & Safety Standard ,
Manufacturers ,
Occupational Exposure ,
OSHA ,
Shipyard Industry ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA has just released several fact sheets applicable to industries regulated under the Crystalline Silica Standards in Construction Rule....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a win for labor, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals orders the remand of the Crystalline Silica Standard for Construction and General Industry (Silica Rule) for OSHA to explain its decision to omit medical...more
12/22/2017
/ Appeals ,
Construction Industry ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Occupational Exposure ,
OSHA ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Silica ,
Toxic Exposure ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: As expected, OSHA has appealed an ALJ ruling that severely limits OSHA’s “controlling employer” enforcement policy. Acosta v. Hensel Phelps Constr. Co., No. 17-60543 (5th Cir. 8/4/17)....more