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The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is a United States federal agency established in 1970 by the Occupational Health and Safety Act. OSHA is part of the Department of Labor and is charged with assuring healthy, safe, working environments. OSHA sets and enforces safety standards and policies. Examples of OSHA's duties include setting limits on workers' exposure to hazardous substances, ensuring workers have access to safety information and protective equipment, and providing employers and workers proper training to prevent dangerous conditions. less -

New Occupational Safety and Health Administration Injury Reporting Rules

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 1/10/2024

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

OSHA Injury and Illness Reporting: What Employers Need to Know

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/6/2023

Seyfarth Synopsis: Most employers understand that they are required to report serious injuries and illnesses to OSHA shortly after they occur. Even employers in low hazard industries who are not required to keep written OSHA...more

When Hot Is Too Hot: Workplace Safety Considerations for Employers as the Temperatures Climb

K&L Gates LLP on 8/7/2023

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, since 2011, over 400 workers in the United States have died from environmental heat exposure, while thousands of other workers suffered from medical conditions related to...more

OSHA Reiterates Concerns About Occupational Hearing Damage and Loss

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 2/9/2023

Seyfarth Synopsis: Occupational noise exposure is common in certain industries across the United States, such as construction, manufacturing, and even warehousing and logistics. According to OSHA, the “Center for Disease...more

OSHA Releases National Emphasis Program Protecting High-Risk Workers

Littler on 3/15/2021

In response to President Biden’s January 2021 executive order, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a National Emphasis Program (NEP) on March 12, 2021, targeting...more

OSHA Issues Coronavirus-Related Citations

Locke Lord LLP on 11/3/2020

As we all continue to adjust to the “new normal” brought on by COVID-19, employers across the country are recovering from the whiplash caused by the (at times contradictory) rules and regulations federal, state, and local...more

Deadline for Opposing Oregon OSHA’s Proposed Increase in Penalties and Changes to Eliminate Various Defenses is October 30, 2020

Stoel Rives LLP on 10/28/2020

Oregon OSHA has proposed new and sweeping changes to its regulations. These changes are designed to make it much easier for Oregon OSHA to uphold an alleged “serious” violation of the regulations....more

OSHA Issues Frequently Asked Questions Regarding COVID-19 Reporting Obligations

Littler on 10/6/2020

On September 30, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding an employer’s obligation to report to OSHA cases of work-related COVID-19. The FAQs...more

Adding A Dash Of PPE Into Your IIPP: A California Employer’s Recipe For Employee Health And Safety

Greenberg Glusker LLP on 8/31/2020

I am amazed at how often business owners are surprised to learn that all employers in California are required to prepare, implement and inform employees about the employer’s Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP). Are...more

OSHA’s New Guidance for the Energy Arena

Gray Reed on 8/3/2020

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently issued guidance for oil and gas industry workers and employers in light of the increased risk of workplace exposure to COVID-19. ...more

Unprecedented: COVID-19 Litigation Trends - Issue 17, 2020

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 7/30/2020

This 17th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, discusses everything from insurance coverage disputes to statewide shutdown orders. Despite an uphill climb towards liability, businesses...more

OSHA Issues COVID-19 Related FAQs

Ballard Spahr LLP on 7/13/2020

On July 2, 2020, OSHA published a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) addressing topics related to COVID-19. The FAQs provide links to a number of employer and employee resources related to workplace safety and health...more

OSHA’s COVID-19 Guidelines for the Construction Industry are Generally Consistent with New York State’s and New York City’s...

Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone on 6/4/2020

On May 26, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) launched a webpage with coronavirus-related guidance for construction employers and workers. The guidance includes recommended actions to reduce the...more

OSHA Issues Revised Enforcement Guidance for Recordingkeeping of COVID-19 Cases

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/4/2020

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

Week in Review - What You Need to Know

Burr & Forman on 6/1/2020

OSHA Now Requires Employers to Make Work Related Determinations in COVID-19 Cases - On May 19, 2020, OSHA issued a memorandum to its Regional Administrators and State Plan Designees. This new guidance went into effect...more

OSHA Clarifies Safety Requirements for the Construction Industry and those Performing Work in Occupied Homes During COVID-19

Littler on 6/1/2020

Have you updated your Workplace Safety and Health Program to identify and address the new hazards COVID-19 creates? If not, now is the time, as OSHA expects employers to assess their workplaces to identify the ways their...more

OSHA COVID-19 Guidance Walks Back Prior Agency Positions

Morgan Lewis on 6/1/2020

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan on May 19 for enforcing OSHA’s requirements with respect to coronavirus (COVID-19) and a Revised Enforcement...more

COVID-19 Illnesses Now OSHA-Recordable Under Agency Shift

Franczek P.C. on 5/22/2020

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued new guidance requiring all employers to evaluate confirmed cases of COVID-19 for work-relatedness and to record those cases that are determined to be...more

OSHA Updates COVID-19 Guidance, Faces Lawsuit by AFL-CIO

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 5/21/2020

As the country slowly begins the reopening process, OSHA has issued two new guidance documents—an Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan for COVID-19 and Revised Enforcement Guidance for Recording Cases of COVID-19....more

Workers' Compensation Act Exclusivity Likely Bars Most Employee COVID-19 Claims

White and Williams LLP on 5/1/2020

In the coming weeks, workers are expected to return to the workforce, consequentially, with an increased potential for COVID-19 exposure. Infections manifesting with symptoms after the employee returns to work will likely...more

Day One at the ABA Occupational Safety and Health Law Committee Midwinter Meeting

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/5/2020

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 some introductory remarks from the Solicitor of Labor, a panel who...more

Bureau of Labor Statistics Releases Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Report

Littler on 1/21/2020

On December 17, 2019, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Report for 2018....more

OSHA Tweets Out a Reminder – Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses Form 300A for Calendar Year 2019 are Due March 2

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/13/2020

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

OSHA Form 300A reporting deadline approaching

Bricker Graydon LLP on 1/13/2020

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires most employers with 10 or more employees to track and report all work-related injuries and illnesses via Forms 300 (Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses)...more

Workplace Violence: What Hospital Executives and Administrators Need to Know

Rumberger | Kirk on 1/10/2020

In today’s world, hospitals have to be prepared for anything and everything, and not just medical emergencies. They have to be prepared to handle all types of workplace violence, from active shooters to abuse from...more

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