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Cal/OSHA Standards Board Approves Its First-Ever Indoor Heat Rule

The California Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) Standards Board voted unanimously to approve a new indoor heat illness rule covering the vast majority of California employers....more

OSHA Issues Landmark Proposed Heat Rule for Indoor and Outdoor Work

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced its long-anticipated proposed rule Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings on July 2, 2024. The proposed rule takes a large-scale...more

New Guidance Shows OSHA May Target Stretching Programs Often Used to Prevent Musculoskeletal Disorders

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently released enforcement guidance to its inspectors to determine when Active Release Techniques and stretching for employees, which are often used to prevent or...more

OSHA Issues Final ‘Walkaround Rule’ Giving Unions and Other Third Parties Access to Private Employer Worksites

A new rule from the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) affords unions, labor activists, and other third parties access to private worksites during workplace inspections....more

OSHA’s ‘Union Walkaround Rule’ Heads Toward Finalization Following Comment Period

A recent proposed rulemaking from the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) seeks to make it easier for unions and other third parties to gain access to private worksites, creating steep consequences for...more

NLRB and OSHA Announce Partnership Over Worker Safety Protections

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on October 31 regarding a partnership designed to strengthen their efforts to...more

OSHA Releases ‘new’ Electronic Recordkeeping Regulation: Everything Old Is New Again

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its revised electronic recordkeeping regulation, “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses,” on July 17. Most significantly, the revised regulation...more

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