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1 May 2020, 1:32 pm
The workplace coordinator and management should be in contact with state and/or local public health and occupational safety and health professionals to ensure they are receiving up-to-date information. [read post]
1 May 2020, 10:20 am
Under the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) as well as state law, employers have a duty to provide a safe workplace, which includes not exposing job applicants and employees to an unreasonable risk of contracting the COVID-19 virus.Employers should be guided by best practices outlined by the governors and responsible agencies like the Department of Labor (DOL) (which administers OSHA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),… [read post]
1 May 2020, 7:22 am
Despite a promise by the Trump administration that the number of workplace safety and health inspectors would increase by 2019, OSHA now has the lowest number of on-board inspectors in the last 45 years, the briefing found. [read post]
30 Apr 2020, 1:54 pm
” The TWC also generally provides that “if the business is legally open, the employee is an essential worker for the business, the workplace meets [Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”)] safety guidelines, the employer follows CDC-recommended pandemic guidelines, and the employee is not under any local orders to stay at home, the employer would be able to replace an absent worker with someone else… [read post]
30 Apr 2020, 5:54 am
” Anticipating how courts will apply that standard is a challenge right now given the myriad and constantly changing preventative measures recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) – such as requiring social distancing, providing personal protective equipment (PPE) and more frequent sterilizations and store cleanings. [read post]
29 Apr 2020, 8:58 am
In an effort to stimulate the economy – while still prioritizing public health and safety – the federal government as well as a number of state and local governments have begun to explore, and in some cases implement, strategies to gradually reopen certain sectors of the economy. [read post]
28 Apr 2020, 3:51 pm
While the White House plans to sign an executive order to keep meat and poultry processing facilities open, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued joint interim guidance to address the widespread infection rate of the coronavirus among workers in beef, poultry and pork processing plants. [read post]
28 Apr 2020, 1:07 pm
The Executive Order follows the release of joint guidance for meat plants that was issued earlier this week by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). [read post]
28 Apr 2020, 1:07 pm
The Executive Order follows the release of joint guidance for meat plants that was issued earlier this week by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). [read post]
28 Apr 2020, 10:56 am
While states and cities will have unique requirements and conditions with which employers must comply, they intend to rely on, in large part, the constantly evolving guidance provided by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). [read post]
27 Apr 2020, 9:05 pm
They wanted to wait until May 4 when the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) completes its investigation of Smithfield’s Milan facility. [read post]
27 Apr 2020, 2:23 pm
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), this dichotomy means that an employee may only refuse to come to work if: He/she asked the employer to eliminate a hazard in the workplace but the employer has failed or refused to do so; He/she has a “good faith” belief that an imminent danger exists; A “reasonable” person would agree there is a “real danger” of death or… [read post]
23 Apr 2020, 8:58 am
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (commonly known as Cal/OSHA) haven’t modified any Form 300A posting requirements related to any changed COVID-19-related working conditions, so April 30 remains the last day that employers must post the 2019 Form 300A, Annual Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses On May 1,… [read post]
22 Apr 2020, 9:30 am
The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) protects employees from retaliation for raising health and safety concerns to their supervisors, to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), or for participating in an OSHA investigation into the workplace. [read post]
21 Apr 2020, 2:59 pm
Kohn explained the need for reforms in the whistleblower provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OSHA). [read post]
21 Apr 2020, 11:48 am
A great example of this points to a local warehouse, as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has begun conducting an investigation into the handling of workers’ conditions at an Amazon, Inc. facility near Hazleton, Pennsylvania. [read post]
20 Apr 2020, 4:28 am
Source: GENETTICA / Shutterstock Christopher Sutton, an attorney in the Denver, Colorado, office of Perkins Coie LLP, advises and defends employers on matters related to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and he says it’s a new day in terms of keeping workers safe. [read post]
17 Apr 2020, 9:14 am
On April 13, 2020, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (“OSHA”) of the U.S. [read post]
17 Apr 2020, 9:00 am
On April 13, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (‘OSHA”) of the U.S. [read post]
17 Apr 2020, 1:08 am
Additionally, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration [OSHA] has not initiative to mandate even a temporary crisis standard to protect our nation’s workers. [read post]
