Seyfarth Synopsis: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced that it is pushing back the effective date of parts of the rule limiting workers’ exposure to beryllium until May, while it negotiates with...more
3/8/2018
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Construction Industry ,
Delays ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health & Safety Standard ,
Manufacturers ,
Occupational Exposure ,
OSHA ,
Shipyard Industry ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA has just released several fact sheets applicable to industries regulated under the Crystalline Silica Standards in Construction Rule....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a win for labor, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals orders the remand of the Crystalline Silica Standard for Construction and General Industry (Silica Rule) for OSHA to explain its decision to omit medical...more
12/22/2017
/ Appeals ,
Construction Industry ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Occupational Exposure ,
OSHA ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Silica ,
Toxic Exposure ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA has recently published “Small Entity Compliance” Guides for the new Crystalline Silica Standard for Construction and General Industry....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA announced a thirty day phase-in for enforcement of the Crystalline Silica Standard for Construction under 29 CFR 1926.1153. The new rule will be fully effective by Monday, October 23, 2017....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: As expected, OSHA has appealed an ALJ ruling that severely limits OSHA’s “controlling employer” enforcement policy. Acosta v. Hensel Phelps Constr. Co., No. 17-60543 (5th Cir. 8/4/17)....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA has recently updated and published its enforcement procedures for occupational exposure to workplace violence. The procedures explain and lay out the elements of an OSHA General Duty Clause...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA has just announced a three month delay of enforcement of the Crystalline Silica Standard for Construction under 29 CFR 1926.1153.
Crystalline silica is a staple of our modern society. OSHA notes...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: NIOSH releases a comprehensive training curriculum that home healthcare employers can use to minimize safety risks and prevent OSHA citations.
We had blogged previously about OSHA’s “Strategies and...more
8/2/2016
/ Employee Training ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Home Health Care ,
NIOSH ,
Occupational Exposure ,
OSHA ,
Slip and Fall ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety