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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 -

[Webinar] Environmental Inquiries and Inspections: Be Prepared to Respond - May 2nd, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

Goldberg Segalla on 4/19/2024

Whether it’s the Environmental Protection Agency, OSHA, or a state environmental regulator, facing an information request or site inspection can be unnerving. Join Goldberg Segalla partner Sarah B. Mangelsdorf as she reviews...more

EEOC, Other Federal Agencies Set the Pace for Employers Using AI in the Workplace

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 5/19/2023

It is safe to say that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) went mainstream in 2023. With the widening acceptance of AI, dozens of industries have raced to adopt the technology into various operations at a staggering pace...more

Robotic Systems Compel OSHA to Consider Revising Its Lockout/Tagout Standard

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 3/28/2023

Manufacturers’ increasingly advanced robotic systems have made the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) standard for the Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) impractical, even obsolete, in many...more

Modernization of Manufacturers: Safety and Cybersecurity Issues

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 5/12/2022

Like many other industries, manufacturing has been hit hard with labor shortages. As of April 2022, U.S. factory activity reportedly is at its slowest pace in more than 18 months. Consequently, many factories seek more...more

Beltway Buzz - October 2020 #4

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/26/2020

Sweet Asteroid of Death. There are 11 days until Election Day, November 3, 2020. For voters who are unhappy with the available options, there may be some good news: an asteroid may crash into Earth on November 2, 2020,...more

MSHA to Hold Public Meeting on Respirable Silica RFI

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/30/2019

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced today that it would hold a public meeting on its recent Request for Information (RFI) on Respirable Silica (Quartz). That RFI, published on...more

Agencies Update Regulatory Agenda for 2019 and Beyond

Littler on 5/28/2019

The federal government’s Spring 2019 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (regulatory agenda), which provides insight into federal agencies’ priorities for the near and long term, was released on May 22,...more

Would You Like Electronic Lockout/Tagout? Do You Use Robots? OSHA Needs To Hear From You!

Husch Blackwell LLP on 5/23/2019

As manufacturing technology has evolved, the industry has long waited for OSHA regulations to catch up. In particular, lockout/tagout requirements (LOTO) have never allowed the latest control circuit technologies to protect...more

EPA Proposes to Rescind RMP Provisions Amended Under Obama Administration, Seeks Comments

Beveridge & Diamond PC on 6/6/2018

On May 30, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed rule (Proposed Rule) that would rescind the majority of the amendments to the RMP rule that were finalized in January 2017 in the final days...more

Labor Secretary Discusses DOL Priorities During House Committee Hearing

Littler on 11/16/2017

Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta fielded a range of questions on the DOL's priorities during a November 15 hearing before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Although members of the Committee inquired about...more

Need OSHA Action On Ammonium Nitrate And Healthcare Workplace Violence, Government Monitor Urges

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 8/17/2017

Focus is needed on two safety and health priorities: healthcare workplace violence and high-risk facilities that handle hazardous substances such as ammonium nitrate, chief of the Government Accountability Office Gene L....more

Standard for Workplace Violence in the Healthcare and Social Service Industry?

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 2/13/2017

In response to calls from labor groups and unions to develop federal standard that addresses workplace violence in the healthcare and social service sectors, former OSHA chief David Michaels stated during a January 10 meeting...more

OSHA Publishes RFI for Possible Workplace Violence Standard

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 1/5/2017

On December 7, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public input for a possible future safety standard intended to reduce employee exposure to...more

Federal OSHA Solicits Comments on a Standard to Prevent Workplace Violence in Healthcare Settings

BakerHostetler on 12/16/2016

On Dec. 7, 2016, the federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) published a request for information (RFI) to solicit information on a potential standard to prevent workplace violence in healthcare and social...more

Proposed Rule for Prevention of Workplace Violence in Healthcare and Social Assistance Industries

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/13/2016

Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA Publishes RFI on Proposed Rule Concerning Workplace Violence in Healthcare and Social Assistance Industries. Federal OSHA currently enforces workplace violence under the General Duty Clause, under...more

OSHA Requests Information on Shipyard Safety Rules Covering Falls

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 9/22/2016

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is considering updating its safety standards covering falls in shipbuilding, ship repair, shipbreaking, and other shipyard-related employment and has issued a Request for...more

EPA Issues Proposal to Amend RMP Rule

Beveridge & Diamond PC on 3/4/2016

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a long awaited proposal to update the Accidental Release Prevention rules at 40 C.F.R. Part 68, which implement the Clean Air Act Section 112(r)(7) risk management...more

OSHA Announces Request for Information on Communication Tower Safety

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/20/2015

On April 15, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published in the Federal Register a Request for Information (RFI) on Communication Tower Safety. The agency requests that the communication tower industry...more

OSHA Law Update: Potential Changes to OSHA's Process Safety Management Standard

Stoel Rives LLP on 2/26/2014

Last year, President Obama issued Executive Order 13650 which requires the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) to publish a Request for Information (“RFI”) to identify issues related to modernizing the...more

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