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The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is a United States federal agency established in 1970 by the Occupational Health and Safety Act. OSHA is part of the Department of Labor and is charged with assuring healthy, safe, working environments. OSHA sets and enforces safety standards and policies. Examples of OSHA's duties include setting limits on workers' exposure to hazardous substances, ensuring workers have access to safety information and protective equipment, and providing employers and workers proper training to prevent dangerous conditions. less -

It’s Not a Set Up: Enhanced Workplace Safety Training Requirements for Live Events at Public Venues

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 10/13/2022

As part of the recent legislative session, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1775, which implements new workplace safety training and certification requirements for entertainment events vendors who produce live events...more

California Adopts Live Events Safety Law

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/6/2022

On September 29, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill (AB) No. 1775, which sets workplace safety training and certification standards for companies that produce live events at publicly owned and...more

Deadline Approaching: Employers Must Electronically Submit Workplace Injury Form by March 2

Fisher Phillips on 2/23/2022

A great number employers have an important deadline approaching: many are required to electronically submit their annual summary of all recordable work-related injuries and illnesses – also known as the Form 300A summary – by...more

COVID-19: White House Task Force Issues Guidance for Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate

WilmerHale on 10/1/2021

On September 24, pursuant to President Biden’s September 9 Executive Order, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force published its anticipated guidance regarding the vaccination mandate and COVID-19 safety requirements for...more

Beltway Buzz - June 2020 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/15/2020

PPP Flexibility Act Clarification. Buzz readers likely recall that President Trump signed the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Flexibility Act into law last week. One of the prominent features of the legislation lowers from...more

OSHA Finalizes Rule on Crane Operator Qualification and Certification

Littler on 1/11/2019

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has finalized its long-awaited approach to crane operator qualification and certification. The rule, which has followed a tortuous road to completion, ends the Agency’s...more

Cranes In Construction: OSHA Issues Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking For Crane Operator Certification

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 6/19/2018

Almost eight years after the promulgation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Cranes and Derricks in Construction standard, 1926 – Subpart CC, OSHA has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to...more

Delays Again For Crane Operator Certification For Construction Industry

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 11/15/2017

In June we reported that OSHA intended to propose an extension of the November 10, 2017 compliance date for certification of crane operators. Last Thursday, November 9th, OSHA made it official, announcing in the Federal...more

OSHA Considers Extending Crane Certification Deadline

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 6/28/2017

The Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration met on June 20, 2017, to learn about and give recommendations on OSHA’s proposed rule to extend the...more

It’s the PITs! Employer Guide to Forklift Liability in the Workplace

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 11/5/2015

Take a look around you. There’s a good chance you work at a facility that uses a Powered Industrial Truck (PIT). OSHA defines a PIT as “any mobile power-propelled truck used to carry, push, pull, lift, stack or tier...more

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