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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 -

OSHA's Controversial Walkaround Rule

Hendershot Cowart P.C. on 9/16/2024

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) introduced a new walkaround rule this year to clarify that, like employers, employees have the right to designate a non-employee third party to be their representative...more

OSHA’s Controversial “Walkaround” Rule Goes into Effect

Husch Blackwell LLP on 6/10/2024

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) “walkaround” rule went into effect on May 31, 2024. The rule is controversial, to say the least, and even before its effective date, it was targeted by industry and...more

Beltway Buzz - May 2024 #4

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/31/2024

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 Clarifies Who May Attend Workplace Inspections

Adams and Reese LLP on 5/17/2024

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently amended 29 CFR 1903.8(c) to clarify who may represent employees during workplace inspections. Because these amendments will go into effect on May 31, 2024...more

Working Around OSHA’s New Walkaround Rule

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 5/2/2024

After May 31, 2024, employees can designate a non-employee to accompany OSHA compliance officers during worksite inspections. OSHA inspectors will determine whether non-employee representatives are “reasonably necessary”...more

The Department of Labor Announces New Final Rule Clarifying Employee Representative Rights During Workplace Inspections

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Employment Law... on 4/29/2024

On March 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule (Final Rule) amending regulations for workplace investigations. It clarifies that employees may...more

The OSHA Inspector Is Here, and He’s Not Alone

Venable LLP on 4/26/2024

Fast forward: It’s June 1, 2024, and you’ve just received a call from one of your Safety Managers. He tells you that a Compliance Safety and Health Officer (CSHO) has arrived at the workplace and wants to conduct an...more

New Department of Labor Rule Expands Definition of Employee Representative During an OSHA Inspection

Fox Rothschild LLP on 4/25/2024

A new rule clarifying who is permitted to accompany an OSHA Compliance Safety and Health Officer (CSHO) during an inspection of an employer’s facility will go into effect on May 31, 2024. In issuing the “Worker Walk Around...more

OSHA Revises Regulation to Permit Nonemployee Authorized Representatives on Site Inspections

Saul Ewing LLP on 4/11/2024

On March 29, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a final rule amending 29 C.F.R. § 1903.8(c), the regulation that governs whom employees may authorize to accompany an OSHA Compliance Safety...more

Employers Take Note: OSHA Publishes Final “Walkaround” Rules

Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/9/2024

On April 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its final rule on who is allowed to be present for an OSHA inspection. The rule becomes effective on May 31, 2024. By way of background, both the employer and...more

Employment Law Update: Employees Can Now Have Representation During The Walk Around Portion Of OSHA Inspections

Whiteford on 4/9/2024

On March 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a final Rule clarifying the rights of employees to have a representative attend inspections performed by...more

Outsiders to be allowed in workplace for OSHA inspections

McAfee & Taft on 4/8/2024

When the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) decides to conduct an inspection of a workplace, the “walkaround rule” regulation currently permits employees to designate a representative to accompany the...more

OSHA Finalizes Rule to Allow Union Reps to Take Part in Inspections

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 4/5/2024

Last Friday, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued final rules changing the way the agency conducts safety and health inspections. Under the current rule, employees are allowed to have a union...more

OSHA Finalizes Inspection Walkaround Rule

Husch Blackwell LLP on 4/5/2024

The new rule will allow worker representatives to take part in OSHA inspections even if they are not employees. The final rule clarifies that employee representatives may be an employee of the employer or a third party....more

The US Department of Labor Significantly Expands Employee Rights to Designate Third-Party Representatives During OSHA Workplace...

Amundsen Davis LLC on 4/5/2024

In August 2023, the US Department of Labor (DOL) announced a proposed rule that became final last week, giving employees the ability to designate essentially any third-party as their “authorized representative” during OSHA...more

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration › Third-Party

OSHA's Controversial Walkaround Rule

OSHA’s Controversial “Walkaround” Rule Goes into Effect

Beltway Buzz - May 2024 #4

OSHA Clarifies Who May Attend Workplace Inspections

Working Around OSHA’s New Walkaround Rule

The Department of Labor Announces New Final Rule Clarifying Employee Representative Rights During Workplace Inspections

The OSHA Inspector Is Here, and He’s Not Alone

New Department of Labor Rule Expands Definition of Employee Representative During an OSHA Inspection

OSHA Revises Regulation to Permit Nonemployee Authorized Representatives on Site Inspections

Employers Take Note: OSHA Publishes Final “Walkaround” Rules

Employment Law Update: Employees Can Now Have Representation During The Walk Around Portion Of OSHA Inspections

Outsiders to be allowed in workplace for OSHA inspections

OSHA Finalizes Rule to Allow Union Reps to Take Part in Inspections

OSHA Finalizes Inspection Walkaround Rule

The US Department of Labor Significantly Expands Employee Rights to Designate Third-Party Representatives During OSHA Workplace...

OSHA issues regulation allowing non-employee third parties to participate in inspections

BREAKING: OSHA Issues Final Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process Rule

After a Long Warm-Up, OSHA’s Proposed ‘Walkaround Rule’ Gets OIRA’s Final Approval to Run (in the Federal Register)

OSHA Rule Could Allow Union Representatives to Join Inspections – Even at Non-Unionized Worksites

OSHA Proposal Would Allow Union Reps and Others to Participate in Workplace Inspections

Beltway Buzz - September 2023

DOL Proposes Allowing Union Representatives, Others to Participate in OSHA Inspections: What It Means

OSHA Proposes Rule to Allow Third Parties to Participate in Workplace Walkaround Inspections

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