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5 Aug 2021, 7:17 am
September 7 is the deadline for construction industry employers and other concerned parties to comment on the information collected by the Occupational Safety Administration (“OSHA”) on Electrical Standards for Construction and for General Industry and their necessity for the prevention of inadvertent electrocution of workers. [read post]
5 Aug 2021, 6:16 am
Consider the ten latest fatality statistics for Illinois and Indiana, provided by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) with data ending in September 2020: Illinois: 09/30/2020 South Holland IL – Worker drowned in rock quarry. [read post]
5 Aug 2021, 6:00 am
According to the Occupational Health and Safety Act, employers have the duty to “take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of a worker”. [read post]
5 Aug 2021, 5:36 am
Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 3,000 North Carolina construction workers suffered an occupational injury or illness in 2019. [read post]
4 Aug 2021, 3:08 pm
The City’s Department of Public Health & Environment (“DDPHE”) claims that, as the accredited public health agency for the City and County of Denver, it has the authority to mandate vaccinations to protect the public from immediate and imminent risk to its health and safety. [read post]
4 Aug 2021, 6:28 am
For example, staff losses at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) and the Mine Safety and Health Administration have strained resources, particularly amid the increased threats to workplace health and safety created by the pandemic. [read post]
3 Aug 2021, 9:48 pm
The Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Infringements and Miscellaneous Matters) Regulations 2021 (Vic) which amends the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (Vic) (2017 Regulations) commenced on 31 July 2021 in Victoria. [read post]
3 Aug 2021, 6:59 pm
As part of these involvements, she has worked, published and spoken extensively on these and other human resources, employee benefits, compensation, worker classification and other workforce and other services; insurance; health care; workers’ compensation and occupational disease; business reengineering, disaster and distress; and many other performance, risk management, compliance, public policy and regulatory affairs, and other operational concerns. [read post]
2 Aug 2021, 9:32 pm
Occupational Health and Safety Act Section 25 (2) (h) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act states that “an employer shall…take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of a worker. [read post]
2 Aug 2021, 5:29 pm
"] That's what SB 742 would do; it passed the California Senate 33-4, and the Assembly Public Safety Committee 6-2, so it seems on track to passage. [read post]
2 Aug 2021, 1:14 pm
The Act authorizes committees to: (i) raise health and safety concerns, to which employers must respond; (ii) review health and safety policies, including policies enacted in response to laws, executive orders or guidance; (iii) participate in government workplace site visits; (iv) review employer-filed reports related to workplace health and safety; (v) meet quarterly during working hours for up to two hours; and (vi) allow committee members to attend a training, not to… [read post]
2 Aug 2021, 9:42 am
Common Workplace Emergencies According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), understanding the emergencies specific to your workplace is the first step to mitigating them. [read post]
2 Aug 2021, 2:00 am
Currently, OSHA deals with heat dangers through the General Duty Clause of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act). [read post]
1 Aug 2021, 8:36 pm
The reasons for vaccine hesitancy in Canada are complex, and often include concerns about safety and efficacy. [read post]
31 Jul 2021, 8:46 am
And unlike the standard health and safety inspections, the access regulation is not germane to any benefit provided to agriculture employers or any risk posed to the public. . . . [read post]
30 Jul 2021, 7:52 am
Some federal safety protections remain in place, overseen by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). [read post]
29 Jul 2021, 10:07 am
However, for many commercial property owners: On the one hand, building codes safeguard the health and safety of all occupants in the building. [read post]
29 Jul 2021, 9:52 am
According to a July 23, 2021, news item posted by the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES), in its response to the consultation, ANSES maintained that the changes proposed by the EC “tend to restrict the number and type of objects that will ultimately be considered as nanomaterials. [read post]
28 Jul 2021, 11:52 am
We will continue to monitor the OHA’s guidance, as well as guidance issued by the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and will keep you apprised of any changes in the status quo. [read post]
27 Jul 2021, 1:49 pm
While there have always been “vaccine deniers”, or parents refusing to get their children mandatory vaccinations, I don’t think we’ve seen the degree of vehement objection as we have the protests against the Covid-19 vaccines. [read post]
