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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 -

Beltway Buzz - September 2024

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/9/2024

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

OSHA Publishes Hotly Anticipated Proposed Heat Standard

Stinson LLP on 9/3/2024

At long last and at the tail-end of what is on track to be the hottest summer on record, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its first proposed heat standard on August 30, 2024. OSHA's Notice of...more

Fed OSHA’s Heat Illness Prevention Proposed Rule Officially Published in the Federal Register

Conn Maciel Carey LLP on 9/3/2024

As you may recall, way back on July 2nd, OSHA “revealed” an unofficial pre-publication version of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for a federal Indoor and Outdoor Heat Illness Prevention Rule. After a peculiar delay...more

OSHA Turns Up the Heat on Employers with New Proposed Rule

Venable LLP on 8/2/2024

Last summer, we described efforts of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and several states to protect workers from heat stress hazards. In July of this year, OSHA issued a notice for a proposed rule,...more

Analysis of OSHA’s Proposed Heat Illness Prevention Rule – Sign-up for the Kickoff Meeting for CMC’s Employers Heat Rulemaking...

Conn Maciel Carey LLP on 7/31/2024

By Eric J. Conn and Beeta B. Lashkari On July 2, 2024, OSHA revealed an unofficial version of its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for an Indoor and Outdoor Heat Illness Prevention Rule. For unknown reasons, OSHA has not...more

DOL Unveils Proposed Heat Illness Prevention Rule as Federal Agency Authority Faces Questions

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/9/2024

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) unveiled its long-anticipated proposed heat illness prevention rule, which would require employers to monitor excessive heat in the workplace and develop and implement...more

OSHA wants you to protect your employees from the heat

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 7/9/2024

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has recently issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, addressing “Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings.” This proposed standard would apply to...more

Beltway Buzz - May 2024 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/20/2024

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

OSHA Officially Published Its Proposed Emergency Response Rule

Conn Maciel Carey LLP on 2/19/2024

We hope you saw our post last week about OSHA’s new Emergency Response Rulemaking and the Rulemaking Coalition that Conn Maciel Carey LLP is organizing to work on this surprisingly onerous proposed rule....more

OSHA Proposes to Replace Its Existing Fire Brigades Standard With New Comprehensive Emergency Response Standard

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/14/2024

On February 5, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) related to the Fire Brigades standard, 29 C.F.R. 1910.156, and related standards. ...more

OSHA Announces Proposed Rule Change Expanding Authorized Employee Representation During Workplace Inspection to Include Union...

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Employment Law... on 9/20/2023

On August 30, 2023, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend its regulations regarding who employees may authorize to act as their representative...more

Proposed OSHA Rule Requires Proper Fit for PPE Used in Construction Industry

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 7/28/2023

It may seem obvious that for personal protective equipment to work, it must be properly fitted for the individual wearing it. However, last week the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a notice of...more

OSHA Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Personal Protective Equipment for Construction Employees

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/21/2023

On July 20, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would amend 29 C.F.R. 1926.95(c) to require construction employers to make personal protective...more

FTC Proposes Amendments to Hart-Scott-Rodino Disclosures, With Changes Focusing on Workplace Issues

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 7/6/2023

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), with “concurrence” of the assistant attorney general for the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing...more

OSHA Signals Rulemaking to Broaden Scope of Who Is Permitted to Accompany Compliance Officers During Worksite Inspections

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/21/2023

In February 2013, during the early months of the second term of the Obama administration, a standard interpretation related to Occupational Safety and Health Act regulations at 29 C.F.R. § 1903.8(c) that later became known as...more

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Beltway Buzz - September 2024

OSHA Publishes Hotly Anticipated Proposed Heat Standard

Fed OSHA’s Heat Illness Prevention Proposed Rule Officially Published in the Federal Register

OSHA Turns Up the Heat on Employers with New Proposed Rule

Analysis of OSHA’s Proposed Heat Illness Prevention Rule – Sign-up for the Kickoff Meeting for CMC’s Employers Heat Rulemaking...

DOL Unveils Proposed Heat Illness Prevention Rule as Federal Agency Authority Faces Questions

OSHA wants you to protect your employees from the heat

Beltway Buzz - May 2024 #2

OSHA Officially Published Its Proposed Emergency Response Rule

OSHA Proposes to Replace Its Existing Fire Brigades Standard With New Comprehensive Emergency Response Standard

OSHA Announces Proposed Rule Change Expanding Authorized Employee Representation During Workplace Inspection to Include Union...

Proposed OSHA Rule Requires Proper Fit for PPE Used in Construction Industry

OSHA Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Personal Protective Equipment for Construction Employees

FTC Proposes Amendments to Hart-Scott-Rodino Disclosures, With Changes Focusing on Workplace Issues

OSHA Signals Rulemaking to Broaden Scope of Who Is Permitted to Accompany Compliance Officers During Worksite Inspections

OSHA Seeks to Clarify the “P” in PPE, Issues NPRM on ‘Fit’ for Construction Workers

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