Safety Training

Is Your Construction Site Title 8 Compliant?

by Thorsnes Bartolotta McGuire LLP on 5/21/2013

Construction provides many needed jobs in California and across the United States. Some economists view the level of construction as a key indicator of a vigorous state and national economy. So it’s important for the...more

New OSHA Focus on Temporary Workers

by Carla Gunnin | Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 5/3/2013

Does your company use temporary workers? OSHA has issued a new memorandum regarding the use of temporary workers. In this memorandum, OSHA has stated that it will be reviewing the use of temporary workers...more

Labor Letter, May 2013: After The Violence Come The Lawsuits

by Edward Boehm | Fisher & Phillips LLP on 5/2/2013

A lawsuit filed against a business in Minneapolis, Minnesota demonstrates that the problems associated with workplace violence do not necessarily end once the violence stops. Recently, the family of one of six individuals...more

OSHA Announces Initiative For the Protection of Temporary Workers

by Martha J. Zackin | Mintz Levin - Employment, Labor & Benefits on 5/1/2013

On April 29, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced an initiative to protect temporary employees from workplace hazards. The initiative, announced through a press release and a...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

“E-Learning” Safety Orientation Module Coming Soon In Ontario; Printed Copies Of MOL Safety Orientation Materials Now Available

by Adrian Miedema | Dentons on 4/16/2013

Worker safety orientation is expected to become mandatory in Ontario on January 1, 2014, as we have previously advised. The Ontario Ministry of Labour is developing an e-learning module that workers and supervisors can take...more

Revised Hazard Communication Standard: December 1st, 2013 Deadline for Training and the Basic Training Requirements that You Need...

by Michael Mallen | Miller & Martin PLLC on 4/10/2013

OSHA revised its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to align with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). Two significant changes contained in the revised standard...more

Education Update, No. 2 - April 2013: Keeping Your Students Safe From Child Abductions

by Celia Joseph | Fisher & Phillips LLP on 4/3/2013

A loud, beeping Amber Alert and accompanying visual banner filled the homes and screens of area television viewers on the evening of January 14, 2013, announcing the abduction of a five-year-old student from a Philadelphia...more

Congress Passes New Transportation Funding Bill

by Begam & Marks on 3/21/2013

MAP-21 has been signed into law. The U.S Congress passed the immense new transportation bill that mandates many new provisions affecting motor carrier safety. One of the most important provisions being that all interstate bus...more

Judge Shoots Down BP’s Request to Drop Gross Negligence Charge

by Josh Crank | Lawyers.com on 3/19/2013

As soon as plaintiffs’ attorneys in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill trial called their last witness, an attorney for BP asked U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier to dismiss charges that the oil giant committed “gross...more

Alternative Training Methods Could Increase Workplace Safety

by Johnston, Moore & Thompson, Huntsville... on 3/18/2013

While an employer's insurance company is obligated in Alabama to cover an injured worker's medical expenses and lost wages resulting from an accident on the job, an injured employee will not always receive the full benefits...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

Automation Systems and Product Liability: Best Practices

by Steven Richman | Duane Morris LLP on 1/28/2013

Originally published in Law360 on January 25, 2013. Contemporary theater depends increasingly on the "wow" factor. General audiences are no longer satisfied to see a great performance live without an associated visual...more

Make a Resolution For a Safe 2013

by Thomas Davis Jr. | Poyner Spruill LLP on 1/23/2013

It is the New Year and time for making and implementing your company's resolutions for 2013. One resolution all members of the North Carolina Masonry Association should make is to work to improve job site safety....more

January 1, 2014 Deadline For New Mandatory Safety AwarenessTraining, Ontario Government Proposes

by Adrian Miedema | Dentons on 1/3/2013

Ontario employers will have until January 1, 2014 to ensure that all current workers and supervisors have received new mandatory safety awareness training, the Ontario government has proposed....more

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