OSHA Help for New Businesses
United States Department of Labor-Office of the Solicitor
This Occupational Safely and Health guidebook is an overview of the issues small businesses must address regarding the safety of their employees.
OSHA Revises Bloodborne Pathogens Compliance Directive
Robert W. Thomson of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
On November 5, 1999, OSHA issued a new directive to address exposure to bloodborne pathogens. The directive guides .
Proposed OSHA Rule Could Force Redesign of 4.5 Million Jobs
Jonathan Siebers of Warner Norcross & Judd LLP
This article reviews the proposed OSHA rule which could effect 4.5 million jobs in the United States.
OSHA Releases Proposed Ergonomic Standards
Paula A. Barran of Barran Liebman LLP
Ending the agency's decade long quest to regulate the incidence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in the .
OSHA Regulations for Incidental Exposure to Blood-Borne Pathogens
Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
Most employers are aware that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has promulgated regulations .
What is "Training"?
Douglas B. M. Ehlke of Ehlke Law Offices
Companies everywhere these days are being cited by OSHA and sued in product liability or related civil lawsuits for not "training" their employees in the potential hazards and precautions to take in their jobs. Similarly, the overwhelming number of product liability suits contain a failure to warn or instruct users properly about safe operating procedures or potential product condition hazards.
Shift Work Is Dangerous to Your Health
Law Office of Jon L. Gelman
Ways of administering or coping with shiftwork are suggested in a new publication from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to decrease the health and safety problems associated with working evening, night, or rotating hours.
OSHA Announces Ergonomics Plan
Michael A. Zody of Parsons Behle & Latimer
After having the Clinton administration's ergonomics regulations repealed by Congress last spring, the Bush administration went into a planning phase for over a year and recently announced its intentions. Instead of the mandatory ergonomics rules advanced under the Clinton administration, OSHA is going to develop industry-specific "guidelines" that will be enforced under the general duty clause.
The Power of Associations in Court
Douglas B. M. Ehlke of Ehlke Law Offices
A recent case in the 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals revealed that appellate courts are interested in granting intervention to associations in OSHA cases and learning about industry practice and the impact of new interpretations upon safety practices. The case is Trinity Marine Nashville Inc. v. OSHRC and Secy. Of Labor (No. 00-60673, decided December 5, 2001).
OSHA's New Recordkeeping Requirements: Where Does Utah Stand?
Michael A. Zody of Parsons Behle & Latimer
As most employers know, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") passed new recordkeeping requirements that became effective January 1, 2002. Despite being three times longer than the old regulations, the new regulations are being touted by OSHA as simpler and clearer.
When OSHA Inspectors Give Compliance-Method Advice: Listen and Document
Douglas B. M. Ehlke of Ehlke Law Offices
Can employers rely upon compliance-method affirmative advice received from OSHA inspectors and OSHA consultation staff officials? Yes, as a number of recent cases and agency developments have shown.
Work at Home: OSHA?s About-Face on Home Offices
Charles F. Knapp of Faegre & Benson LLP
This article summarizes OSHA's Directive that an employer is not responsible for the maintenance of home-based work-sites. However, this article recommends that employers are aware that the OSHA's Directive does not absolve an employer from all liabilities involving home-based workers.
Employers who use chemicals may soon maintain electronic MSDS
Day Pitney LLP
This update summarizes the House of Representatives’ recently approved bill that states employers may soon be allowed to maintain material safety data sheets (MSDS) in electronic format.
OSHA Inspections -- Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
Duff, White & Turner, LLC
In the past few months, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has amended several of its standards, inc.
Responding to Government Inspection
Stanley R. Geary of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Introduction Federal, state and local governments routinely conduct on-site inspections of all types of facilities.
New, Revised and Proposed OSHA Standards
Karen J. VanderWerff of Warner Norcross & Judd LLP
This articles gives and overview of the new, revised and proposed OSHA standards as of April 1999.
Will the new ergonomics standard effect your business?
Leon C. Harmon and John Davidson of Nexsen Pruet
This article summarizes OSHA's proposed regulations governing ergonomics standards for workplaces having manufacturing operations, manual handling operations and jobs where there is a way to record musculoskeletal disorders.
OSHA Kicks Out Employers during Interviews
Caroline M. Carey of Barran Liebman LLP
OSHA Kicks Out Employers during InterviewsThe Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) can .
OSHA Client Alert
Pepper Hamilton LLP
This alert reviews OSHA's proposal to regulate ergonomic injuries in the workplace. If the proposed rules are promulgated, OSHA will regulate musculoskeletal disorders.
OSHA Won't Routinely Request Employer's Voluntary Self-Audits Of Workplace Safety and Health
Robert W. Thomson of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
On October 6, 1999, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced that it will not routinely request .
OSHA Issues New Whistleblower Regulations: Defending a Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Charge
Kevin S. Mullen of Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, LLP
Should your publicly traded company be accused of violating the anti-retaliation provisions of the Criminal Fraud Accountability Act of 2002, also known as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA"), whose mission is "to save lives, prevent injuries and protect the health of America's workers," will conduct the investigation, not the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), as you might expect.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration New Notification Requirements for Owners of Buildings Containing Asbestos
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
June 1996 The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published a new rule governing occu.
OSHA Targets for 2005
Douglas B. M. Ehlke of Ehlke Law Offices
Although it seems OSHA has been in hibernation from inspecting manufacturing employers, the agency has turned its attention toward construction-industry inspections, targeted employers with high workers' compensation injury rates and expanded its legal authority.