A. Scott Hecker on Workplace Injury

OSHA Releases Severe Injury Report Tracker, Publicizing Serious Injury Data for Each Employer

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

9/13/2024 / Employees , Employer Liability Issues , Health and Safety , NAICS , Online Platforms , OSHA , Risk Assessment , Workplace Illness and Injury Reporting , Workplace Injury , Workplace Safety

OSHA Injury and Illness Reporting: What Employers Need to Know

Seyfarth Synopsis: Most employers understand that they are required to report serious injuries and illnesses to OSHA shortly after they occur. Even employers in low hazard industries who are not required to keep written OSHA...more

10/6/2023 / Employees , Employer Liability Issues , Health and Safety , Occupational Exposure , OSHA , Reporting Requirements , Workplace Illness and Injury Reporting , Workplace Injury , Workplace Safety

OSHA Says Workplace Violence Injuries are Work-Related, Even When Sustained Outside the Workplace

Seyfarth Synopsis: To increase enforcement concerning workplace violence incidents, OSHA published a Standard Interpretation Letter concluding injuries resulting from workplace violence are recordable, even if the incident...more

8/25/2023 / Corporate Counsel , Employer Liability Issues , Hostile Environment , OSHA , Workplace Injury , Workplace Safety , Workplace Violence

OSHA Announces a National Emphasis Program to Reduce and Prevent Workplace Falls

Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA has just announced a National Emphasis Program to prevent falls, the leading cause of fatal workplace injuries and the violation the agency cites most frequently in construction industry inspections....more

5/11/2023 / Employer Liability Issues , OSHA , Workplace Injury , Workplace Safety

OSHA Highlights Grain Handling Facility Safety: March 27-31

Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA is promoting grain safety and compliance with the Grain Handling Facilities Standard on it’s website and links to additional information about Stand Up for Grain Safety Week, which takes place March...more

3/24/2023 / Employer Liability Issues , OSHA , Workplace Hazards , Workplace Injury , Workplace Safety

OSHA Reiterates Concerns About Occupational Hearing Damage and Loss

Seyfarth Synopsis: Occupational noise exposure is common in certain industries across the United States, such as construction, manufacturing, and even warehousing and logistics. According to OSHA, the “Center for Disease...more

2/9/2023 / Employer Liability Issues , Occupational Exposure , OSHA , Workplace Injury , Workplace Safety

Employers Must Update Injury Tracking Application (ITA) Account and Submit OSHA Form 300A Summaries Through Login.gov

Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA requires employers to upload certain information to its Injury Tracking Application (ITA) each year by March 2. This year, OSHA is transitioning employer login information from individual accounts to...more

12/6/2022 / Employer Liability Issues , OSHA , Workplace Injury , Workplace Safety

Fatality Rates from Occupational Safety and Health Hazards Higher Among Minorities

Seyfarth Synopsis: Recent data continues to show material disparities in serious injury and fatality rates among employees of differing races or ethnicities, with African-Americans and Hispanics showing considerably higher...more

11/22/2022 / Employer Liability Issues , Workplace Hazards , Workplace Injury , Workplace Safety

Warehousing and Logistics: New OSHA Emphasis Program Brings Promise of Aggressive Enforcement

Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA’s Region III issued a Regional Emphasis Program (REP) instruction (CPL 2022-01 (CPL 4)) for Warehousing Operations, that went into effect on August 3, 2022 and “establishes policies and strategies to...more

9/28/2022 / Employer Liability Issues , OSHA , Workplace Hazards , Workplace Injury , Workplace Safety

OSHA Aims to Boost Injury Reporting Rule Compliance with its Injury Tracking Application Enforcement Program

Seyfarth Synopsis: As we previously blogged, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to expand requirements for employers to submit OSHA forms via its Injury Tracking...more

4/7/2022 / Employer Liability Issues , OSHA , Reporting Requirements , Workplace Injury , Workplace Safety

The Empire Strikes Back: New Rule Will Require Many Employers To Submit More OSHA Forms Electronically

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing to amend its occupational injury and illness recordkeeping regulation, 29 CFR 1904.41. The current regulation requires certain employers to...more

3/30/2022 / Electronic Filing , Employer Liability Issues , OSHA , Workplace Illness and Injury Reporting , Workplace Injury

OSHA To Address Soaring Injury Rates at Healthcare Facilities

Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Department of Labor reported today that “U.S. healthcare workers experienced a staggering 249 percent increase in injury and illness rates in 2020, based on employer-reported data, as they...more

2/18/2022 / Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Labor (DOL) , Enforcement , Healthcare Facilities , Healthcare Workers , OSHA , Personal Protective Equipment , Workplace Hazards , Workplace Injury

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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