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• Work at Home: OSHA?s About-Face on Home Offices ( April 2000 )
  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 ( April 2000 )
  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 Kicks Out Employers during Interviews ( January 2000 )
  Caroline M. Carey of Barran Liebman LLP

  OSHA Kicks Out Employers during InterviewsThe Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) can .

• OSHA Revises Bloodborne Pathogens Compliance Directive ( January 2000 )
  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 .

• OSHA Won't Routinely Request Employer's Voluntary Self-Audits Of Workplace Safety and Health ( January 2000 )
  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 Releases Proposed Ergonomic Standards ( December 1999 )
  Paula A. Barran of Barran Liebman LLP

  Ending the agency's decade long quest to regulate the incidence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in the .

• Responding to Government Inspection ( June 1999 )
  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 ( April 1999 )
  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.

• OSHA Regulations for Incidental Exposure to Blood-Borne Pathogens ( April 1999 )
  Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP

  Most employers are aware that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has promulgated regulations .

• OSHA Help for New Businesses ( January 1998 )
  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.