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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 Issues Updated Guidance on Site-Specific Targeting Inspections

Littler on 5/22/2025

On May 20, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a press release updating the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s (OSHA) Site-Specific Targeting (SST) inspection program focusing on workplaces with the highest...more

Cal/OSHA’s Latest on Lead Exposure: Clarification for the Construction Industry

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 5/21/2025

On May 5, 2025, the California Department of Industrial Relations made an important announcement that affects employers in the construction industry. Cal/OSHA has clarified lead exposure prevention guidance specific to...more

Nevada OSHA Adopts New Heat-Illness Prevention Regulation: What Employers Need to Know

Conn Maciel Carey LLP on 3/25/2025

As previously reported, on November 15, 2024, Nevada adopted heat illness prevention regulation R131-24AP, aiming to protect workers from heat-related hazards in both indoor and outdoor environments. Nevada OSHA has since...more

OSHA Announces Requirement That Protective Equipment for Construction Employees Be Well-Fitting

Ballard Spahr LLP on 12/17/2024

On December 12, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule updating its personal protective equipment (PPE) standard for construction workers. The new rule explicitly requires that...more

OSHA Moves to Clarify Construction PPE Standard

Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone on 7/20/2023

On July 20, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking to clarify the personal protective equipment (PPE) standard for the construction industry....more

OSHA Announces New Enforcement Guidance: Application of Instance-By-Instance Penalty Adjustments

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/3/2023

OSHA Announces New Enforcement Guidance: Application of Instance-By-Instance Penalty Adjustments The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA’) announced in a January 26th news release new guidance for Regional...more

Workplace Law Lowdown | Recording Adverse Employee Reactions to COVID-19 Vaccines

Bodman on 4/29/2021

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) has issued guidance on when an employer must record an employee’s adverse COVID-19 vaccine reaction in its OSHA 300 Log....more

OSHA Releases Two New Temporary Worker Guidance Documents

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/12/2018

OSHA has just reminded temporary staffing agencies and their clients (i.e., host employers) that they are jointly responsible for a temporary employee’s safety and health in two new guidance documents relating to respiratory...more

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