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Cal/OSHA Drafts Rules For The Marijuana/Cannabis Industry And Heat Illness Prevention In Indoor Places Of Employment

Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) recently held advisory meetings on the Agency’s draft rules for the Marijuana/Cannabis Industry and for the Heat Illness Prevention in...more

Cal/OSHA Drafts Rules For Workplace Violence Prevention In General Industry

Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) recently held an advisory meeting on the Agency’s draft rules for Workplace Violence Prevention in General Industry. It is seeking public...more

OSHA Accepting 2016 Electronically Submitted Injury, Illness Reports through December 31 AND Intends to Significantly Revise the...

Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA’s has indicated in a news release that it “will continue accepting 2016 OSHA Form 300A data through the Injury Tracking Application (ITA) until midnight on December 31, 2017.”...more

OSHA Intends To “Reconsider, Revise, Or Remove Portions” Of Injury And Illness E-Reporting Rule Next Year

Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA’s has indicated in a news release that it “intends to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking to reconsider, revise, or remove portions” of the “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses”...more

OSHA Extends E-Reporting Deadline To December 15, 2017

Synopsis:  As most employers probably know by now, OSHA’s revised recordkeeping rule requires certain employers to electronically file injury and illness data with OSHA. Originally the reporting deadline was July 1, 2017....more

Senate Confirms Trump Selection For MSHA

Seyfarth Synopsis: President Trump’s selection for Administrator at MSHA has been confirmed this week by the Senate. In a 52-46 vote, David G. Zatezalo, of West Virginia, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate this week, on...more

California Passes the Cleaning Product Right to Know Act

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Cleaning Product Right to Know Act makes California the first state to require ingredient labeling both on product labels and online for consumer cleaning products....more

OSHA Review Commission Back in Business

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission (Review Commission) issued two orders this month — the first we have heard from the Review Commission since April 27, 2017. The orders followed, on...more

New GAO Report Highlights Challenges in Complying with Conflicts Minerals Rule

Seyfarth Synopsis: Companies are experiencing difficulties in complying with their disclosure responsibilities under the SEC’s conflict mineral requirements. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a...more

MSHA Announces Proposed Rule on Mine Examinations

MSHA announced today that it has formally submitted a proposed mine examination rule for publication in the June 8, 2016 Federal Register. The proposed mine examination rule (RIN:1219-AB87) would require metal and nonmetal...more

DOT Publishes Final Rule on “Safe Reverse Logistics” for Retail “Returns” of Hazardous Materials to Distribution Centers

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) just announced that it has amended the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR)....more

DOT Proposes Rulemaking on “Safety Sensitive Positions” in Highway and Rail Transportation

The U.S. Department of Transportation has published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on the Evaluation of Safety Sensitive Personnel for Moderate-to-Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea, 47 Fed. Reg. 12642 (March 10,...more

Update from the ABA OSHA Conference — Cal-OSHA Developments

Expedited Hearings - A hot topic today is developments in the law of California OSHA (Cal-OSHA). Panel members are discussing the new and controversial rule on expedited proceedings under 8 CCR 373. Under the expedited...more

Report from the ABA OSHA Conference

We are attending the ABA Occupational Safety and Health Law Meeting this week in Santa Barbara, California. This morning a hot topic is developments in OSHA’s enforcement programs and initiatives, including the “enforcement...more

Are You in Compliance with OSHA’s New Confined Space Standard for the Construction Industry?

Most employers in the construction industry already know that OSHA issued a new confined space standard for construction that became effective on August 3, 2015. Companies with employees who enter confined spaces at...more

Attention Food Importers: New FDA Final Rule on Foreign Supplier Verification Programs

On November 13, 2015, the FDA finalized its rule on Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) for Importers of Food for Humans and Animals. The rule is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on November...more

Be Careful About What you Claim – Or Fail to Claim – FTC Sends Green Guides Warning Letters

Last week the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent warning letters to providers of environmental certification seals, and to businesses using those seals, alerting them to the Commission’s concerns that the seals “could be...more

OSHA Implications Under the NLRB’s New Expansive Definition of Joint Employer

Safety at workLast week on our Employer Labor Relations Blog we wrote about a recent ruling of the National Labor Relations Board in the Browning-Ferris Industries (BFI) case that vastly expanded the definition of joint...more

OSHA Seeks Work-a-Round to Issuing Citations for Recordkeeping Violations More Than Six Months Old

OSHA, through a rulemaking, is seeking to build a work-a-round to a D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals opinion on issuing citations for recordkeeping violations that are more than six months old. 80 Fed. Reg. 45116 (July 29,...more

Cal/OSHA District Offices Taking Expansive View of Injury/Illness Reporting Requirements

As many employers know, California frequently does things a little differently than other jurisdictions. Cal/OSHA is no exception....more

OSHA Publishes Guide to Restroom Access for Transgender Workers

On June 1, 2015, OSHA published a Guide to Restroom Access for Transgender Workers. The publication provides guidance to employers on best practices for restroom access for transgender workers. The agency has estimated that...more

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