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).
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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
OSHA and NLRB Set Forth MOU to Strengthen Protections for the Health and Safety of Workers: A 2024 Outlook,
On October 31, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen their interagency partnership.
OSHA’s New Reporting Requirement Goes Into Effect in 2024
Executive Summary: Beginning in January 2024, employers in certain high-hazard industries will be required to submit detailed information regarding recordable workplace injuries and illnesses using OSHA’s new filing system called Injury Tracking Application (ITA).
OSHA and the NLRB Partner to Coordinate Enforcement Actions
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.