Safety Inspections

Non-Union Employees at Worksite Safety Inspections Contradicts OSHA Regulation and Creates Host of Issues for Employers

by Tressi L. Cordaro | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/6/2013

With private sector union density steadily declining, unions will take help anywhere they can get it. The most recent case in point: the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) issued an interpretation letter on...more

Does your construction company use temporary workers?

by Carla Gunnin | Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 5/1/2013

OSHA has issued a new memorandum regarding the use of temporary workers. See, April 29, 2013 memorandum from Richard Fairfax. ...more

Your Rights in an OSHA Inspection

by Edward Walsh III | Reed Smith on 2/27/2013

A workplace inspection by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) can result in substantial penalties where violations are found. Employers need to know their rights during an inspection, including the right...more

Despite Possible OHSA Charges, Employer’s Appeal Of MOL Inspector’s Order May Proceed

by Adrian Miedema | Dentons on 2/14/2013

An employer’s appeal of a Ministry of Labour inspector’s compliance orders may proceed, despite the inspector’s ongoing investigation into possible charges, the Ontario Labour Relations Board has ruled....more

MSHA Inspection Failures Poised to Increase Inspection Activities

by Curtis Capehart, Olen York III | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 2/12/2013

Two recent news items shine a spotlight on MSHA, its inspection corps, and several publicly acknowledged inspection failures. On February 5, 2013, the W.Va. Supreme Court published a decision that, for purposes of the Federal...more

Safety Inspection Blitzes for Industrial and Construction Sectors

by Lorraine Chan, Jason Hanson, Allan Wells | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 2/1/2013

The Ontario Ministry of Labour (MOL) has announced that inspectors will be conducting safety inspection blitzes on “Slips, Trips and Falls (ladder safety and fall protection hazards)” in February/March of this year, focusing...more

Safety Inspection Blitzes for the Health Care Sector

by Lorraine Chan, Jason Hanson, Michael Watts, Allan Wells | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 2/1/2013

The Ministry of Labour (MOL) has announced that inspectors will be conducting safety inspection blitzes on workplace violence in February/March of this year, focusing on health care sector workplaces, which include hospitals,...more

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