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17 Sep 2020, 9:21 am
During inspections of industries where workers have an elevated risk of exposure to COVID-19, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (known as Cal/OSHA) has fined more than a dozen employers throughout California for not protecting employees from exposure to the virus. [read post]
16 Sep 2020, 4:02 pm
To prevent and reduce fall accidents, every year since 2012, the Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) are joining forces annually for a one week national campaign asking construction workers and their supervisors all over the nation to conduct a stand down focusing on fall… [read post]
16 Sep 2020, 3:06 pm
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), an estimated 85 deaths result each year as a result of forklift operation accidents, as well as almost 35,000 serious injuries and almost 62,000 non-serious injuries per year. [read post]
13 Sep 2020, 9:06 pm
Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited a second large meat production company for failing to protect employees from exposure to the coronavirus. [read post]
11 Sep 2020, 9:05 pm
Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. in Sioux Falls, SD, for failing to protect employees from exposure to the coronavirus. [read post]
11 Sep 2020, 2:00 am
Usually things like workers’ compensation, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) violations, and National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) violations aren’t covered. [read post]
10 Sep 2020, 10:56 am
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) must improve its handling of whistleblower complaints during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to a newly published report by the U.S. [read post]
9 Sep 2020, 2:00 am
Indeed, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was created in 1970. [read post]
8 Sep 2020, 7:46 am
Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) ordered a trucking company based in California to rehire an employee who was “terminated for refusing to drive what the employee reasonably believed to be an overweight vehicle,” according to a July 15 press release. [read post]
7 Sep 2020, 9:00 pm
Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) ordered a trucking company based in California to rehire an employee who was “terminated for refusing to drive what the employee reasonably believed to be an overweight vehicle,” according to a July 15 press release. [read post]
4 Sep 2020, 11:04 am
The latest agency to jump into this bandwagon is the California Department of Industrial Relations Division of Occupational Safety & Health (DOSH), or Cal/OSHA. [read post]
3 Sep 2020, 2:00 am
The plan complies with federal and other guidelines for reopening, including, but not limited to, those issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). [read post]
1 Sep 2020, 1:19 pm
Whistleblower protections during public health emergencies Going beyond the protections afforded by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)—under which retaliation complaints can take years to adjudicate through the federal bureaucracy—a new whistleblower protection act provides robust protections and remedies for whistleblowers raising health or safety concerns relating to public… [read post]
31 Aug 2020, 1:19 pm
The updated Universal Guidelines again explain that other guidance from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and NH Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) must be reviewed, monitored, and followed along with any applicable federal or state regulatory requirements. [read post]
31 Aug 2020, 12:01 pm
Importance of Safety in the Workplace According to data collected by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), over 5,000 workers died on the job in 2018. [read post]
31 Aug 2020, 5:00 am
Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today published a final rule revising the beryllium standards for construction and shipyards. [read post]
26 Aug 2020, 12:26 pm
Even if not a requirement, it is certainly best practice to follow and regularly review the ever evolving guidance from the Center of Disease Control (“CDC”) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”), in order to properly prepare the workplace as employees return. [read post]
26 Aug 2020, 6:27 am
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, 965 F. 3d 433 (5th Cir. 2020). [read post]
25 Aug 2020, 9:00 am
During these conditions, employers must comply with the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (CalOSHA) worker safety requirements to protect outdoor workers from wildfire smoke effects. [read post]
24 Aug 2020, 11:55 am
We have discussed in previous blog entries that employers should first look to governmental agency guidance from organizations such as the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in making workplace decisions in the context of COVID-19. [read post]
