The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed a rule to replace and expand its Fire Brigades Standard.
Articles Discussing The Federal Occupational Safety And Health Act And Other Issues Relating To Workplace Safety And Health.
MSHA Issues Long Awaited Final Silica Rule
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) released its long-anticipated silica rule on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (See the rule here) The rule is aimed at reducing miners’ exposure to respirable crystalline silica, otherwise known as silica or quartz dust. The final version of the rule is mostly consistent with
DOL’s Final Rule Allows Third Parties to Participate In OSHA Walkaround Inspections
As Temperatures Start to Rise, OSHA Takes Steps to Implement Rules Concerning Heat Illness Prevention
For a number of years, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has promised a heat injury and illness prevention standard. To date, proposals related to heat injury and illness in outdoor settings have been put forth, though enforcement efforts have not always been so limited. On April 3, 2024,
OSH Law Primer, Part IV: The General Duty Clause
This series of articles is intended to provide the reader with a very high-level overview of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and how both influence workplaces in the United States. By the time this series is complete, the reader should
No April Foolin’ – OSHA Updates its Worker Walkaround Representative Regulation
On April 1, 2024, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published its final rule clarifying that employees may designate a non-employee third party as their representative during an OSHA inspection.
After a Long Warm-Up, OSHA’s Proposed ‘Walkaround Rule’ Gets OIRA’s Final Approval to Run (in the Federal Register)
A yearslong saga seems to be coming to an end now that the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) has completed its review of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) “walkaround rule,” 29 C.F.R. 1903.8(c). The OIRA website was updated to indicate that the review was completed on
OSHA’s Proposed Emergency Response Standard: A Closer Look and an Analysis for Covered Employers
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) proposed Emergency Response Standard is expected to have a significant impact on emergency service organizations (ESOs) and workplace emergency response employers (WEREs) or workplace emergency response teams (WERTs).
OSH Law Primer, Part III: The Duty to Comply With Standards
This series of articles is intended to provide the reader with a very high-level overview of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and how both influence workplaces in the United States. By the time this series is complete, the reader
OSHA Proposes to Replace Its Existing Fire Brigades Standard With New Comprehensive Emergency Response Standard
On February 5, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) related to the Fire Brigades standard, 29 C.F.R. 1910.156, and related standards. The proposed rule would update the more than forty-year-old Fire Brigades standard, which has undergone only modest changes since its
OSH Law Primer, Part II: Creating Standards and Regulations
This series of articles is intended to provide the reader with a very high-level overview of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and how both influence workplaces in the United States. By the time this series is complete, the reader
OSHA Updates Its Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals Instruction
On January 26, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its updated Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals Instruction, providing enforcement guidance related to compliance with the standard for the process safety management (PSM) of highly hazardous chemicals. The revised instruction removes the Appendix A Program Quality
Turning Up the Heat on OSHA’s Winter Weather Guidelines
In the last several years, most regions of the United States have experienced periods of severe winter weather with frigid temperatures and bone-chilling winds. Winter weather carries a variety of hazards, from cold-stress illnesses and injuries, such as hypothermia and frostbite, to motor vehicle accidents and fall injuries due to
The Year Ahead 2024:Workplace Safety
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OSH Law Primer, Part I: Understanding the OSH Act and OSHA
This is the first in a series of articles intended to provide the reader with a very high-level overview of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and how both influence workplaces in the United States. By the time this series of articles