News & Analysis as of May 17, 2025

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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 -

OSHA Extends Heat Stress Enforcement Program, Despite Lack of Progress on National Rule

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 5/16/2025

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration shows few signs of progress in finalizing proposed regulations intended to address risks associated with employee exposure to hot working conditions....more

Get Ready for the Heat: 7 Practical Summer Safety Tips for Employers as OSHA Takes Next Steps for National Rule

Fisher Phillips on 5/16/2025

OSHA’s long-awaited heat illness rule could be inching closer to reality, with a public hearing that could determine its fate now scheduled for June 16. While many predicted the Trump administration would stall or shelve the...more

Biden’s OSHA Pushes Heat Illness Prevention Rule Close to the Finish Line

Conn Maciel Carey LLP on 1/20/2025

On January 14, 2025, just six days before the transition from the Biden Administration to the second Trump Administration, OSHA closed the books on collecting public comments on the agency’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...more

OSHA’s Proposed Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Standard in Focus: Analysis and Review

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/10/2024

On July 2, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a proposed rule on “Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings.” The rule would apply to all employers and be...more

OSHA’s Proposed Heat Illness Prevention Standard Is at the White House for Review: What’s Next?

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/13/2024

On June 11, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sent its proposed standard on indoor/outdoor heat illness prevention to the White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) for...more

Coming Soon - OSHA’s COVID-19 Rule

Foley & Lardner LLP on 5/4/2021

OSHA’s long-awaited emergency temporary standard on COVID-19 is one step closer to taking effect. According to news reports, the Department of Labor submitted the rule to the White House’s Office of Management and Budget for...more

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