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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 -

Ogletree Deakins OSHA Tracker City Feature: Seattle, Las Vegas Had Most OSHA Inspections

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/22/2023

In December 2022, Ogletree Deakins launched its OSHA Tracker based on analysis of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) publicly available inspection and citation data, which dates back to the 1970s. Now,...more

Ogletree Deakins’ New OSHA Tracker: Data Related to California, Texas, and Florida

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/3/2023

Ogletree Deakins’ recently released OSHA Tracker tool allows employers to search and filter Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) data to identify emerging issues and OSHA enforcement trends. This interactive...more

Beltway Buzz - March 2021

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/8/2021

Biz Groups Are a “No” on PRO. As the Buzz mentioned last week, the U.S. House of Representatives is teeing up a vote on the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2021 (H.R. 842/S. 420) to occur sometime next week. In...more

OFCCP Week In Review: January 2020 #4

DirectEmployers Association on 1/28/2020

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

OSHA Inspection Numbers Increased in FY 2019

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/9/2019

Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA has just released the Agency’s enforcement and compliance inspection numbers, which show a “significant increase” over 2018....more

[Webinar] Top 5 OSHA Issues to Track in 2017 - January 25th, 1:00pm EST

Conn Maciel Carey LLP on 1/10/2017

The ball has dropped, the confetti has been swept out of Times Square, and 2016 (and the Obama Administration) is in the books. It is time to look back at the year and take stock of what we learned from and about OSHA over...more

OSHA Reports Many State Programs Did Not Meet 2015 Performance Goals

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 9/1/2016

Most state workplace safety programs did not meet performance goals, an annual report by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration studying 21 state programs in fiscal year 2015 has found. This is largely...more

OSHA Vows Continued Enforcement As Work Fatalities Rise

Benesch on 11/18/2015

Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez has sworn to continue the Occupational Safety & Health Administration’s (“OSHA) stepped up enforcement campaign in the construction and oil and gas industries after newly released data...more

OSHA’s Top 10 Safety Violations for FY 2015

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 11/18/2015

On September 29, 2015, OSHA issued its preliminary list of the agency’s top 10 cited standards for fiscal year 2015. The list was presented at the National Safety Council’s 2015 Congress & Expo in Atlanta, Georgia by Patrick...more

OSHA Releases Annual Top Ten Citations List

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 10/19/2015

Last month, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued its annual list of the ten most cited safety standards for the fiscal year that ended September 30. The list was unchanged from the prior year, and...more

The Employment Law Authority - January/February 2015

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/25/2015

In This Issue: - High Tech, High Risk: Protecting Health Plan Data: Recent Cyber Attack Reminds Employers to Take Swift Action - EEOC FY 2014 Statistics Are Here: What Do They Mean for Employers? - State...more

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