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Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

OSHA HCS Amendments Primarily Align with GHS Rev 7

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule on May 20, 2024, that amends the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to conform to the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and...more

Whitcomb Selinsky, PC

Wynnewood Refining Co. Boiler Explodes at Refinery in Oklahoma

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Wynnewood Refining Co., LLC (Wynnewood) was cited by OSHA after its boiler exploded at a refinery in Oklahoma.  The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission upheld the violations after noting it had previously...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

OSHA Standard Changes That Will Impact Construction

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) regulatory agenda for spring 2021 lists regulations the agency will focus on for the next six months, including 26 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, six of...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Duty To Defend: Under North Carolina Law, Insurer Must Defend Personal Injury Claims Arising From Direct Exposure To AFFF Despite...

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The U.S. District Court in the Western District of North Carolina recently held in Colony Insurance Co. v. Buckeye Fire Equipment Co. that an insurance company must defend personal injury claims arising from direct exposure...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Eleventh Circuit Refuses to Allow Expanded OSHA Inspection

Occupational Safety and Health Administration workplace inspections are often triggered by an employee injury or complaint. In such circumstances, OSHA rules only permit the inspector to investigate the workplace safety...more

Fisher Phillips

Appeals Court Upholds Decision Limiting the Right of OSHA to Expand Inspections.

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Oct. 9, 2018 We've waited for over a year to learn if the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals would uphold an earlier court decision saying that OSHA could not expand an injury-based inspection by arguing that injury records and an...more

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