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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... more +

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 -

What Is OSHA's Definition Of A “Willful” Work Safety Violation?

Hendershot Cowart P.C. on 4/24/2024

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) defines a "willful" violation as one where the employer either knowingly failed to comply with a legal requirement or acted with plain indifference to employee safety....more

Above Average Injury Rates Can Lead to Severe Violator Designation

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 2/2/2024

Last month, we reported on the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s expansion of its Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP). SVEP designation marks employers for a higher number of safety inspections...more

OSHA Continues Expansion of Severe Violator Program

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 1/12/2024

In September 2022, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a directive expanding the scope of its Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP). SVEP singles out employers that OSHA concludes have...more

Nevada OSHA Adopts New, Punitive ''Severe Violators Enforcement Program''

Snell & Wilmer on 11/29/2023

Federal OSHA (“Fed OSHA”) has long had a Severe Violators Enforcement Program (“SVEP”), intended to target employers who demonstrate “indifference to their OSH Act obligations by willful, repeated, or failure-to-abate...more

Are OSHA’s Enforcement Policies Making It More Difficult to Settle Cases? Considerations for Employers

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/23/2023

For employers, particularly those with multiple worksites, controlling corporate OSHA liability is generally a key goal. An employer that accepts a machine guarding violation at its Texas facility, for example, may get hit...more

OSHA - What Happened in 2022 and What to Expect in 2023

Stinson LLP on 1/10/2023

In 2022, health and safety agencies' focus continued to shift away from the near-constant COVID-related discussions of the past few years. COVID-19 is not in the rearview mirror, but the Biden Administration's comprehensive...more

U.S. Department of Labor Announces Changes to OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program

Amundsen Davis LLC on 12/15/2022

To strengthen enforcement and improve compliance with workplace safety standards and reduce worker injuries and illnesses, the U.S. Department of Labor is expanding the criteria for placement in the Occupational Safety and...more

OSHA Adds $2.7 Million in Fines One Month After Assessing Employer for $1.6 Million

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 11/11/2022

In recent months, EmployNews has reported on the dramatic increase in penalties assessed by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in situations where the agency believes that employers are not...more

OSHA Cites Employer for $1.2 Million Following Alleged Willful and Repeat Violations

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 11/4/2022

If any business doubts that the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has changed its practices with regard to monetary citations, a recent fine involving an Ohio vinyl tile manufacturer should...more

More Employers to Land on OSHA’s Severe Violator List

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 10/5/2022

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced that it has expanded employer eligibility for placement on its Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP)....more

The Top 16 Workplace Law Stories from September 2022

Fisher Phillips on 10/5/2022

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

OSHA Significantly Expands Severe Violator Enforcement Program: FAQs for Employers

Fisher Phillips on 9/27/2022

The nation’s workplace safety and health watchdog agency recently announced that it will now cast a wider net to include even more workplaces in its enhanced inspection program known as the “Severe Violator Enforcement...more

OSHA Severe Violator Enforcement Program: U.S. Department of Labor Announces Changes to Strengthen Enforcement

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 9/26/2022

The United States Department of Labor announced in a September 15th news release that it is expanding the criteria for placement in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) Severe Violator Enforcement...more

Beltway Buzz - September 2022 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/26/2022

OSHA Broadens Criteria for “Severe Violators.” On September 15, 2022, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced updates to its Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP) to “broaden the program’s...more

OSHA Expands Severe Violator Enforcement Program

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 9/23/2022

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) continues its efforts to scrutinize employers considered to have ignored or minimized safety issues discovered during prior inspections. OSHA previously...more

OSHA Expands Scope of Its Severe Violator Enforcement Program to Target Additional Employers

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/22/2022

On September 15, 2022, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published Directive Number CPL 02-00-169, a new instruction to its enforcement arm, updating policies and procedures for OSHA’s Severe...more

DOL Adopts an Expanded OSHA Severe Violator Enforcement Program

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/16/2022

Seyfarth Synopsis: On September 15, 2022, U.S. Department of Labor’ Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced expanded criteria for placement in its Severe Violator Enforcement Program (“SVEP”). The new criteria...more

Day One at the ABA Occupational Safety and Health Law Committee Midwinter Meeting

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/5/2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: Seyfarth Shaw’s OSHA/MSHA group is at the ABA’s Occupational Safety and Health Law Committee Midwinter Meeting this week. Today, we heard some introductory remarks from the Solicitor of Labor, a panel who...more

OSHA Proposes Over $1M in Fines Against Florida Roofing Contractor for Egregious Fall Hazards

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/22/2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Florida Roofing Experts Inc. – a Jacksonville, Florida, roofing contractor, for failing to protect workers from falls at two work...more

OSHA Trends And Developments: One Year Into The Trump Administration

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 5/16/2018

Yesterday our panel from Seyfarth’s Workplace Safety team led a briefing on OSHA regulation and enforcement under the Trump Administration. One year into the Trump Administration, employers’ expectations for a more...more

What Trump's Victory Means for OSHA

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/11/2016

Trump’s victory in Tuesday’s Presidential election has conventional wisdom predicting that his administration will defang the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in several ways. One, by ending or curtailing...more

OSHA Announces New Enforcement Program for Whistleblower Cases

Morgan Lewis on 6/22/2016

The “pilot” Severe Violator Enforcement Program will impose more stringent inspection procedures, enhanced settlement provisions, and “public scrutiny” for employers that OSHA deems to have engaged in “egregious behavior and...more

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