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The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is a United States federal agency established in 1970 by the Occupational Health and Safety Act. OSHA is part of the Department of Labor and is charged with assuring healthy, safe, working environments. OSHA sets and enforces safety standards and policies. Examples of OSHA's duties include setting limits on workers' exposure to hazardous substances, ensuring workers have access to safety information and protective equipment, and providing employers and workers proper training to prevent dangerous conditions. less -

FP Snapshot on Agriculture: How Federal OSHA’s Proposed Heat Safety Rule Impacts Your Industry

Fisher Phillips on 9/19/2024

Welcome to FP Snapshot on Agriculture, where we take a quick look at a recent significant workplace law development with an emphasis on how it impacts employers in the agricultural industry. This edition focuses on the...more

Hotter Than Blue Blazes! OSHA Issues New Heat Hazard Rules for Companies Operating Outdoor and Indoor Workplaces

Williams Mullen on 7/17/2024

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a Proposed Rule that could expose employers to liability when employees suffer heat illnesses in outdoor or indoor workplaces. This Rule will affect...more

GAO Encourages OSHA to Take Action in Meat and Poultry Industry

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/18/2023

Recently, the United States General Accounting Office (GAO), which is a nonpartisan agency in the legislative branch, took on oversight of the executive branch agency, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). In...more

What Else Happened During COVID: A Recap of Non-COVID-Related Employment Law Changes in Oregon Since 2020

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 12/7/2022

In early 2020, most businesses found themselves unexpectedly pivoting their focus to unprecedented operational, workforce, supply chain, and legal changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses have had to...more

World Cup Heat a Reminder for Employers on Heat-Related Illness

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/23/2022

The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar kicked off on November 20, 2022, in a special late fall edition of the quadrennial tournament—highlighting the dangers of high-heat work environments. Typically held in June and July, the 2022...more

When Is ‘Too Hot’ Actually Too Hot to Work? OSHA Cites Contractor After Florida Farm Worker Fatality

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/16/2022

On August 12, 20222, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a citation to a farm labor contractor alleging violations for exposing workers to high ambient outdoor heat following the death of a worker...more

Policy Matters Newsletter - July 2021

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/5/2021

A Summer of Freedom: Happy 4th From Us Here At The PMN. While the White House has acknowledged that the nation will not meet President Biden’s ambitious July 4th vaccination goal, it would be hard to argue the nation as a...more

OSHA Publishes New National Emphasis Program Targeting COVID-19 Enforcement

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 3/17/2021

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published a new National Emphasis Program (NEP) focusing on SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). The NEP is effective immediately and will remain in effect until March 12, 2022,...more

OSHA’s New National Emphasis Program For COVID-19

Amundsen Davis LLC on 3/16/2021

In response to an executive order signed by President Biden in January, OSHA recently launched a new national emphasis program focusing enforcement efforts on industries and employers most impacted by COVID-19. The...more

OSHA Opts For COVID-19 National Emphasis Program Rather Than Emergency Temporary Standard

Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on 3/16/2021

On March 12, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rolled out a National Emphasis Program (NEP) to address the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. NEPs are tools utilized by the Agency, on a temporary basis,...more

Cal/OSHA’s ETS Under Scrutiny: California Judge Hears Oral Argument to Enjoin Enforcement

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/3/2021

Following the implementation of the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s (Cal/OSHA) COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) on November 30, 2020, several employers and trade associations filed a...more

Agricultural Employers Challenge Cal OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard On COVID-19 Prevention

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 1/12/2021

At the end of 2020, California approved the Division of Occupational Safety & Health’s (“Cal OSHA”) COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”). Among the many requirements in the new ETS, Cal OSHA imposed a...more

Food and Beverage Law Update: October 2020

Holland & Knight LLP on 10/14/2020

More than six months into the pandemic, there is still no easy or definitive answer to the question many retailers are asking about whether there is coverage for their business interruption losses related to COVID-19....more

Cal OSHA issues Updated Infection Prevention Guidance For Agricultural Employers

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 8/10/2020

To assist with protecting the essential workers who work in the agricultural industry, California’s Department Industrial Relations Division of Occupational Safety and Health (“Cal OSHA”) issued updated guidance on...more

New California Workplace Safety Standards For Nighttime Agricultural Workers

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 6/29/2020

California has adopted the first nighttime work safety standards in the nation which apply to agricultural workers who harvest, operate vehicles, and other tasks between sunset and sunrise. The new safety standards are...more

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Issues Letters Addressing Meat and Poultry Packing Expectations

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 5/8/2020

On April 28, 2020, President Trump signed an executive order (the “Order”) invoking the Defense Production Act of 1950, 50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq. (DPA) to address food supply chain disruptions caused by reduced production or...more

CAL/OSHA Provides Guidance On COVID-19 Infection Prevention For Agricultural Industry

Fisher Phillips on 4/10/2020

The California Department of Industrial Relations Division of Occupational Safety & Health (DOSH), or Cal/OSHA, just issued guidance for employers on COVID-19 infection prevention for agricultural workers. While the U.S. Food...more

Inspection Warrant/OSHA Enforcement: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Poultry Processing Facility's Motion to Quash

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 12/19/2018

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (“Court”) addressed in an October 9th decision a dispute regarding a judicially-issued inspection warrant that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration...more

PSM “Retail Exemption” In Farm Bill May Fall Victim To Politics

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 5/22/2018

In an April 30th memorandum to Regional Administrators, Tom Galassi (Director for OSHA’s Directorate of Enforcement Programs) announced that OSHA’s process safety management (PSM) standard, which establishes requirements for...more

Oregon OSHA Issues Proposal to Change Pesticide Application Regulations

Stoel Rives LLP on 10/24/2017

Oregon OSHA has proposed to adopt changes to its rules regarding the application of pesticides by agricultural employers. The new rules would...more

Could Your OSHA 300 Logs Lead to a Chemical National Emphasis Program Inspection?

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/11/2017

An appeal pending before the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals (U.S. v. Mar-Jac Poultry, Inc., No. 16-17745, 11th Cir.) reveals a novel approach the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is taking to expand...more

EPA's New Enforcement Initiative Stumbles Out of the Gate

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 11/3/2016

As a result of the D.C. Court of Appeals' (COA) ruling on September 26, 2016 invalidating a Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Memorandum, one of the U.S. Environmental Protection...more

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