
Articles Discussing General Topics Under OSHA.
NLRB and OSHA Announce MOU to Strengthen Health and Safety
On October 31, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that the agencies have executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) “to strengthen the agencies’ partnership to promote safe and healthy workplaces through protecting worker voice.” The
Is Heat Illness Regulation on the Horizon?
As heat records continue to be broken around the country, mine operators are having to direct more time and attention to protecting their personnel from the dangers of heat stress.
Boost in OSHA Inspections Expected for ‘High Risk’ Retailers
Warehouse, processing, and distribution facilities serve a crucial role in many retailers’ supply chains (especially those relying primarily on e-commerce), as such facilities provide space for inventory storage and assist with order fulfillments.
OSHA Finds Highway Shooting of Employee to Be Work-Related and Recordable
In a recently published interpretation letter, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) opined that an employee’s gunshot injury—sustained when a motorist collided with three other cars, shot the employee-driver, and stole the company’s truck—was work-related and recordable.
OSHA Announces Options for National Heat Stress Rule
OSHA recently released potential heat illness control measures for consideration in crafting a national heat injury and illness rule. OSHA is holding a series of videoconferences, open to the public, with Small Entity Representatives to discuss these options. These steps indicate OSHA is moving
OSHA Proposes Rule to Allow Third Parties to Participate in Workplace Walkaround Inspections
On August 30, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a proposed rule that would change the scope of who would be allowed to participate in walkarounds conducted as part of OSHA inspections. Specifically, the proposed rule would modify 29 C.F.R. § 1903.8(c) to expand the definition of
OSHA Advancing Indoor and Outdoor Heat Illness Rule With Small Business Review
As temperatures soar in many areas of the country, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) continues to move forward with a heat illness standard for indoor and outdoor employers.
OSHA’s Expanded Recordkeeping Rule Places Additional Obligations on Certain Employers
OSHA Wants to Revise its Worker Walkaround Representative Policy – Should Employers Be Concerned?
OSHA released a proposed rule on its worker walkaround representative policy that would allow a third-party employee representative to be present during Compliance Safety and Health Officer inspections. Public comments on OSHA’s proposal will be due by October 30, 2023.
OSHA Provides Regulatory Framework for Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Standard
Though heralded as one of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) top priorities, the introduction of a heat injury and illness prevention standard has yet to happen. According to some reports, OSHA has yet to reach the halfway point in the process of establishing a heat standard.
OSHA Is Not Backing Down — Employers Must Address Risks of Extreme Heat
Even when you aren’t directly experiencing this summer’s heat, you are probably reading or hearing about it.
OSHA Enforcement Initiative Targets Warehouse, Home Center, Delivery Services, Supermarkets, Others
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has launched a three-year national emphasis program permitting extensive inspections of warehousing and distribution center operations, mail/postal processing and distribution centers, parcel delivery/courier services, and certain high-hazard retail establishments.
OSHA to Require Employers to Submit Injury and Illness Forms Online
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released a final rule to restore and expand Obama-era requirements for employers in dozens of designated industries that have worksites with at least 100 employees to submit their injury and illness forms electronically to the agency. The final rule becomes effective on January 1, 2024.