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OSHA Proposes Heat Hazard Rules

After years of development, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued proposed regulations last week intended to address employee exposure to dangerous heat and humidity while at work. Affected...more

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Industry Groups and Congressional Leaders Attack OSHA’s New “Worker Walkaround” Inspection Rule

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To advance the Biden Administration’s promise to be “the most labor friendly administration in history,” on April 1, 2024, OSHA published in the Federal Register its Final Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process...more

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How to Make AI-Powered Productivity Gains Stick

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Manufacturers have long sought strategies to boost productivity on factory floors. Increasingly, they are tapping AI to analyze worker performance and raise efficiency....more

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OSHA Launches National Emphasis Program to Expand on Heat Illness Prevention Campaign

With summer fast approaching, OSHA has ramped up investigations into heat-related injuries in the workplace. In furtherance of President Biden’s heat illness initiative, on October 27, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health...more

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New Push to Protect Workers from Heat-Related Illnesses and Injuries

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The Biden administration has announced an “all-of-government effort to protect workers, children, seniors, and at-risk communities from extreme heat.”  In response, the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...more

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Biden Administration Plans to Turn Up the Heat to Propose New Rules and More OSHA Inspections to Address High Temperatures in the...

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On September 20, 2021, the Biden Administration announced a multi-agency initiative to protect employees from excessive workplace heat exposure. The Administration acknowledged its public health concern arising from heat...more

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Biden Administration Announces Heat-Related Hazard Inspection Initiative, Upcoming Rulemaking

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As part of the Biden Administration's efforts to protect workers, the White House announced formal efforts to address heat-related illnesses. The first step is OSHA's recent memo establishing an enforcement initiative to...more

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OSHA Announces New National Emphasis Program (NEP) to Protect High-Risk Workers From COVID-19

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In a long-anticipated move, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) launched a national emphasis program (NEP) on March 12, 2021, which is aimed at protecting workers in high-hazard industries from COVID-19....more

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OSHA Releases National Emphasis Program Protecting High-Risk Workers

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In response to President Biden’s January 2021 executive order, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a National Emphasis Program (NEP) on March 12, 2021, targeting...more

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President Biden Pushes Hard Reset Button on OSHA COVID-19 Initiatives

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On January 21, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Protecting Health Safety instructing the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) in the U.S. Department of Labor to publish updated...more

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COVID-19: Are Your Workplace Safety Compliance Policies Medium-Rare or Well-Done?

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On 21 January 2021, President Biden issued an executive order directing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health to issue new guidance for...more

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The Impact of the New OSHA Guidance on Other Employment Policies and Practices

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On January 21, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety directing the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health to issue science-based guidance for employers...more

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OSHA Issues Revised COVID-19 Workplace Safety Guidance

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On January 29, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued updated guidance aimed at helping employers implement COVID-19 Prevention Programs to better identify workplace risks that could lead to...more

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OSHA Issues ‘Stronger’ Workplace Guidance on COVID-19

On January 29, 2021, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published new guidance on mitigating and preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace. In a press release announcing the new guidance,...more

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U.S. COVID-19: OSHA Issues Guidance Addressing Mitigation and Prevention of COVID-19 in the Workplace

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As part of President Biden’s first executive actions, on January 21, 2021, the president ordered the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) to issue new science-based guidance to protect workers and...more

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New Unemployment Executive Order Gives Benefits to Workers Who Fear COVID-19 at Work

In his first days in office, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. issued a flurry of executive orders. Notably, President Biden instructed the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to issue new instructions to state unemployment agencies...more

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Should Mine Operators Expect A COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard?

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Within the first days of taking office, President Biden signed many Executive Orders – one of which directs the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to...more

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Top 3 Mine Safety Changes To Expect Under The Biden Administration

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With Joe Biden now being called the president-elect, we can expect changes to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) once he takes office in January 2021. Right now, while there is speculation as to who will be the...more

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Expect These 8 Changes To OSHA Under The Biden Administration

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Media outlets announced Saturday that Joe Biden will become the 46th president of the United States. If the legal challenges to the election result fail and he is inaugurated in January, President-Elect Biden can begin taking...more

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