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Last summer, we described efforts of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and several states to protect workers from heat stress hazards. In July of this year, OSHA issued a notice for a proposed rule,...more
While today’s Standards Board meeting did not have the same drama of the last one, it was not without newsworthy topics. Indoor Heat - Eric Berg, Deputy Chief of Health at Cal/OSHA, provided an update on the status of the...more
This series of articles is intended to provide the reader with a very high-level overview of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and how both influence...more
For a relatively quiet 2023, 2024 is starting off with a bang. While we are keeping our eyes and ears open on these and any other relevant developments, we wanted to provide a summary of the key highlights from Fed OSHA’s new...more
To improve the tracking of workplace illnesses and injuries, OSHA on January 2, 2024 began requiring electronic submission of OSHA Forms 300 and 301. Additionally, the following new changes and requirements go into effect,...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA has announced new rules requiring a broad range of employers to electronically submit additional injury and illness information in 2024....more
New changes to Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (“OHSA”) require employers to provide naloxone kits at their workplaces under certain circumstances. Naloxone is a drug that temporarily reverses the symptoms of an...more
US Lawmakers Call to Modernize OSHA as Hundreds Die on the Job Each Day - “Reintroduced federal legislation pushes to expand Osha coverage in 24 states not currently covered by the act.” Why this is important: On...more
Construction continues to be one of the deadliest industries in the United States, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) is heavily targeting construction workplaces. In 2022, OSHA inspected...more
Last week, Jeff kicked off our 2022 outlook for manufacturers, covering corporate compliance and litigation. This week, I am turning to the environmental, health, and safety issues that may occupy the minds and the time of...more
On Tuesday, the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation announced its intent to develop a general OSHA standard intended to address workplace hazards from all infectious diseases in the workplace. The...more
On June 21, 2021, OSHA made big news by publishing its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard for the Healthcare Industry (ETS). While the ETS does not apply to most manufacturing facilities, OSHA also updated its general...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Interim Enforcement Guidance for the 2020 Final Beryllium Standards applies to all types of beryllium inspections....more
On April 9, 2021, President Biden announced that he intends to nominate Douglas L. Parker to lead the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Mr. Parker is currently the chief of California’s Division of Occupational...more
On January 21, 2021, President Biden signed an executive order directing the Department of Labor’s launch of a national program to focus OSHA enforcement efforts related to COVID-19 on hazardous conditions that put the...more
On March 12, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a new National Emphasis Program (NEP) designed to significantly reduce worker exposure to COVID-19 by targeting industries and worksites...more
With all the recent discussion over the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration planning to issue a temporary COVID-19 safety standard, employers may not recall that the agency has had a more general infectious...more
Under an executive order issued in the first days of the Biden administration, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been tasked with deciding whether a nationwide workplace COVID-19 infection...more
On his first day in office, President Joe Biden issued an executive order instructing the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue revised workplace safety guidance intended to increase protections for...more
As we all try to social distance during the pandemic, the additional time at home has had me searching for new content to stay engaged. During the course of this search, I recently stumbled upon “My Favorite Murder,” a hit...more
As COVID-19 cases have continued to rise across the United States, so have COVID-related OSHA complaints and investigations. OSHA has been tracking statistics on COVID-related complaints, referrals, inspections, and citations...more
Since at least March, manufacturers, and the entire U.S. economy, have been experiencing unprecedented conditions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 has not only changed where and how manufacturers operate, but...more
The arrival of the hot summer season brings the risks and dangers of heat exposure for many employees throughout the United States. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a reminder to employers...more
This post summarizes two recent documents the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued for the Food and Agriculture Sector in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The first, “Use of Respirators, Facemasks, and Cloth Face...more
The construction industry continues to be the most hazardous industry in the State of North Carolina according to the North Carolina Department of Labor. While 2018 had been the deadliest year for the state’s construction...more