Workplace Hazards, Home Health Care

Home Healthcare Providers Threatened by Second-Hand Smoke

Dentons on 11/19/2019

Everyone knows the dangers of second-hand smoke. Employers around the country have moved to smoke free environments and in 2008, the Iowa Smokefree Air Act was passed, providing rules that smoking is not allowed in enclosed...more

Workplace Safety Comes To The Forefront For Expanding Healthcare Industry

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/31/2018

Seyfarth Synopsis: Employment in healthcare occupations continues to outgrow all other industries, as the American population continues to age and nursing home and hospital services expand. ...more

Cal/OSHA Adopts First in the Nation Standard on Workplace Violence Prevention for Healthcare Employers

Littler on 12/13/2016

National research indicates that health care workers are at a substantially higher risk of workplace violence than the average worker in another industry. According to the federal Occupational Safety and Health...more

CA Nears Adoption of New Workplace Violence Regulations for Health Care Employers, Home Health Providers, and Emergency Responders

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/31/2016

Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Division of Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board approved last week its regulations on Workplace Violence Prevention in Health Care. The California Division of Occupational...more

NIOSH Offers Free Training Program to Help Employers Address Safety Risks Faced by Home Healthcare Workers

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/2/2016

Seyfarth Synopsis: NIOSH releases a comprehensive training curriculum that home healthcare employers can use to minimize safety risks and prevent OSHA citations. We had blogged previously about OSHA’s “Strategies and...more

OSHA Hits Employer with Hefty Fine for Failing to Protect Employee from Assault by Client

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 7/13/2016

A national home health care provider, doing business in York Pennsylvania as Epic Health Services, was recently issued a citation and significant fine by The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in connection...more