Nevada’s sunny and hot summers pose hazards of heat-related illnesses to outdoor workers and non-climate-controlled indoor workers. April 29, 2025 marks a significant milestone for workplace safety in Nevada as the Nevada...more
4/29/2025
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Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Heat Exposure ,
Nevada ,
New Regulations ,
OSHA ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety
On February 11, 2025, President Trump nominated David Keeling as Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA, pending Senate confirmation. Keeling, with extensive experience in occupational safety, is expected to adopt a...more
2/20/2025
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
OSHA ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Trump Administration ,
Workplace Safety
Once again, employers are required to submit OSHA Forms 300, 301 and 300A online via OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application (ITA)....more
OSHA enforces almost 1,000 standards and tens of thousands of individual regulations related to General Industry, Construction, Maritime, and other industries. Once again, OSHA released its preliminary data for the top ten...more
1/22/2025
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Construction Project ,
Construction Workers ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health and Safety ,
Maritime Transport ,
OSHA ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Safety Standards ,
Slip and Fall ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) have published their 2025 increases to civil penalties....more
1/14/2025
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Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Clean Air Act ,
Clean Water Act ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
New Guidance ,
OSHA ,
RCRA ,
Statutory Violations ,
USEPA ,
Workplace Safety
With another dramatic reversal from a pro-labor Democratic administration to a second Trump administration, we anticipate that OSHA is likely to pivot away from its current enforcement-heavy agenda to a greater emphasis on...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA recently unveiled an online tool allowing the public to access severe injury reports, injury trends over time, geographic trends, and trends specific to each employer....more
A terrible accident has occurred at your worksite. An employee operating a forklift made an errant turn, crashed into a support beam, and sustained serious injuries....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Cal/OSHA Standards Board unanimously voted to approve Cal/OSHA’s indoor heat rule at the June 20, 2024 Standards Board meeting. Employers should be prepared to comply within the next 30-60 days....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) Hazard Communications (“HazCom”) Standard was the most frequently cited general industry standard in the past fiscal year. OSHA recently...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Numerous business groups led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce sued the Occupational Safety and Health Administration over the Agency’s new walkaround rule. The suit, Civil Action No. 24-271, was filed last...more
5/31/2024
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Chamber of Commerce ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Health and Safety ,
Injunctive Relief ,
New Rules ,
OSHA ,
Safety Inspections ,
Safety Standards ,
Third-Party Agents ,
Workplace Safety
The OSHA regulations governing General Industry and Construction workplaces include hundreds of employee safety training requirements. Sophisticated safety managers know that many OSHA standards provide specific...more
On April 1, 2024, the Federal Register published OSHA’s final rule revising its regulations regarding whom employees can authorize to act as their representative(s) to accompany compliance officers during on-site OSHA...more
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board was ready to vote on Cal/OSHA’s indoor heat rule at the March 21, 2024 Standards Board meeting, but at the 11th hour, the Board was ordered to cancel its scheduled vote....more
1. A Nightmare Acquisition -
Your Company has recently acquired a small logistics company with a strong business reputation. Eighteen days after the acquisition was finalized, you receive a call that there has been a...more
3/19/2024
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Business Succession ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Due Diligence ,
Employees ,
Health and Safety ,
Merger Agreements ,
OSHA ,
Risk Management ,
Succession Planning ,
Successor Liability ,
Workplace Safety
The Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires employers to report certain serious injuries by telephone within twenty-four (24) hours. Injuries that must be reported include injuries that result in...more
Senate Bill 553, signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom, requires nearly all employers in the State of California to prepare a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan, train employees on how to identify and avoid workplace...more
3/8/2024
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California ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hostile Environment ,
Labor Reform ,
New Legislation ,
OSHA ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Recording Requirements ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Restraining Orders ,
State Labor Laws ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety ,
Workplace Violence
Seyfarth Synopsis: As a new update this year, certain employes are required to submit OSHA Form 300, 301 and 300A online. OSHA recently offered a webinar on using it’s Injury Tracking Application (ITA) to submit this data....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: While the Solicitors at the Department of Labor (DOL) only litigate civil OSHA citations, DOL has announced enhanced coordination with criminal law enforcement for employers’ representatives in fatality...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: This week, OSHA is promoting safe workplaces for young adults and working teenagers....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. DOL and U.S. EPA have published their 2024 increases to civil penalties....more
1/11/2024
/ CERCLA ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Clean Air Act ,
Clean Water Act ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Violations ,
OSHA ,
RCRA ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Safe Drinking Water Act ,
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) ,
USEPA ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Bureau of Labor statistics addresses the rise in worker deaths in 2022, and expected data for 2023....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA Region V last week provided a Webinar on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) national emphasis program (“NEP”) to prevent workplace hazards in warehouses, processing...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Resources and laws supporting best practices to ensure commercial motor vehicle (“CMV”) driver safety include CDC guidance, the Surface Transportation Assistance Act (“STAA”), and OSHA’s Fatigue Rule. 49...more
12/12/2023
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Commercial Truck Drivers ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Motor Vehicles ,
NIOSH ,
OSH Act ,
OSHA ,
Surface Transportation Assistance Act (STAA) ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA has put out a reminder to employers on winter weather Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) requirements on how to design an effective PPE program. Employers must provide PPE, to protect workers’ safety,...more