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10 Jun 2021, 7:48 pm
On June 10, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a mandatory workplace safety rule requiring employers to take specified steps to protect workers from COVID-19. [read post]
10 Jun 2021, 5:04 pm
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced that it will release Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) for the health care industry as early as June 10, 2021. [read post]
10 Jun 2021, 12:52 pm
We’ve been saying for some time now that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was expected to release an emergency temporary standard on COVID-19 – now that day has finally come! [read post]
10 Jun 2021, 12:28 pm
Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its long-awaited COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), establishing new mandatory requirements generally applicable to the healthcare industry. [read post]
10 Jun 2021, 7:34 am
Following that announcement, the Oregon Occupational Health and Safety Administration (“OR-OSHA”) published its plans to repeal at least some aspects of its COVID-19 workplace safety rules once the 70 percent target is reached. [read post]
8 Jun 2021, 6:35 am
The Danger of Serious or Deadly Forklift Accidents The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (“OSHA”) warns that workers face many different risks of bodily injury when operating any kind of forklift. [read post]
7 Jun 2021, 2:18 pm
On June 3, 2021, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, the standard-setting agency within Cal/OSHA, adopted revisions to the November 30, 2020, emergency COVID-19 prevention standards, reworking the masking, testing, and distancing requirements of the previous rule. [read post]
7 Jun 2021, 2:00 am
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) previously published guidance that designated adverse reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine as a recordable injury if the employee receives the vaccination pursuant to a mandatory vaccination policy. [read post]
4 Jun 2021, 4:14 pm
Seyfarth Synopsis: On June 3, 2021, the California Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board (OSHSB) voted late in the evening to approve Cal/OSHA’s proposed revised Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). [read post]
4 Jun 2021, 10:39 am
The DOL and federal OSHA have been shifting priorities since the initiation of the Biden Administration, and are now focusing on enhanced workplace health and safety inspections and enforcement, notably including COVID-related worker protection issues. [read post]
3 Jun 2021, 6:53 am
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) warns that the fatal injury rate for the warehousing industry is higher than the national average for all industries. [read post]
1 Jun 2021, 6:50 pm
In fact, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports that many are unreported or underreported as workplace injuries. [read post]
28 May 2021, 8:05 pm
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the administration of three COVID-19 vaccines. [read post]
27 May 2021, 6:43 am
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”), the leading cause of death for construction workers in this country is a fall from an elevation, accounting for over a third (38%) of construction fatalities recorded in 2019 (citing Bureau of Labor Statistics data). [read post]
25 May 2021, 12:05 pm
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) investigators found the employer lacked energy control procedures to protect workers while they were performing maintenance. [read post]
25 May 2021, 9:29 am
Janet Carter, Senior Scientist, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), will moderate. [read post]
25 May 2021, 3:00 am
Amputation Hazards at Work According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the following types of mechanical components are a risk for workers: The area of a machine where it performs work on the material; Power-transmission apparatuses such as flywheels, pulleys, chains, spindles, gears, belts, and more; Parts of machines that move during operation and create pinch points such as rotating, reciprocating, cutting, punching,… [read post]
24 May 2021, 2:00 am
Here are the main federal regulations that are relevant: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave, which protects from job loss when taking time off for covered medical needs;Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits gender-based discrimination that could happen in these cases;The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which would provide reasonable accommodations in cases when the abuse creates any type of disability, physical or mental; andThe Occupational Safety and… [read post]
23 May 2021, 10:00 pm
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) held a public stakeholder meeting on May 19 to discuss its Whistleblower Protection Program and solicit feedback from interested individuals on how to improve its administration of the program. [read post]
23 May 2021, 10:00 pm
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) held a public stakeholder meeting on May 19 to discuss its Whistleblower Protection Program and solicit feedback from interested individuals on how to improve its administration of the program. [read post]
