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OSHA’s New Severe Injury Report Dashboard Provides Data From 2015 Through 2023

Recently, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) made nearly a decade of serious event reporting data—from January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2023—publicly available for review and study via OSHA’s new...more

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[Webinar] Tips and Strategies for Preventing and Responding to Workplace Violence Incidents - April 24th, 1:00 pm EST

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Workplace violence has been a focus for both the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) for several years, as it continues to be one of the leading...more

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Workplace Violence Prevention Plans Required For California Employers by July 2024(update)

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Senate Bill 553, signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom, requires nearly all employers in the State of California to prepare a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan, train employees on how to identify and avoid workplace...more

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OSHA Provides Webinar and Instructional Materials to Instruct Employers On New Obligations in Using OSHA’s Injury Tracking...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: As a new update this year, certain employes are required to submit OSHA Form 300, 301 and 300A online.  OSHA recently offered a webinar on using it’s Injury Tracking Application (ITA) to submit this data....more

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Frequently Asked Questions for Employers About OSHA (Updated for 2024)

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Even the most experienced employers are sure to have questions from time to time about the nation’s workplace safety agency – the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). That’s where we come in. The Fisher...more

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OSHA’s New Electronic Recordkeeping Rule Takes Effect: 6 Major Takeaways + 3 Key Steps for Employers

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A long-anticipated workplace safety rule just took effect on January 1 prompting changes for certain employers that need to submit work-related injury and illness data. Specifically, the new recordkeeping rule updates the...more

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Your Recordkeeping Data Is About to Steal the Spotlight–How to Prepare for OSHA’s Expanded E-Recordkeeping Rule

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On July 21, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a final rule in the Federal Register amending its regulation on Improved Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses. The final rule...more

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OSHA Releases ‘new’ Electronic Recordkeeping Regulation: Everything Old Is New Again

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its revised electronic recordkeeping regulation, “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses,” on July 17. Most significantly, the revised regulation...more

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OSHA Expands Electronic Injury/Illness Data Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements

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Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA has announced new rules requiring a broad range of employers to electronically submit additional injury and illness information in 2024....more

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Frequently Asked Questions for Employers About OSHA

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Even the most experienced employers are sure to have questions from time to time about the nation’s workplace safety agency – the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). That’s where we come in. The Fisher...more

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OSHA Reinstates Enforcement Guidance for Recording COVID-19 Cases and General Investigation Response Plan Procedures

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On May 19, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor issued two COVID-19 related Enforcement Memos to provide updated guidance to OSHA investigators...more

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OSHA Issues Revised Guidance for Recording COVID-19 Cases

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On Tuesday, May 19, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued new enforcement guidance regarding an employer’s obligation to record cases of COVID-19 on the OSHA injury and illness logs. The new...more

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What You Need To Know About Kentucky OSHA’s Proposed Injury and Illness Reporting Rule Change

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The Kentucky Labor Cabinet’s Department of Workplace Standards released its proposed amendments to its injury and illness recordkeeping and reporting requirements on February 11, 2020. A public hearing on these amendments...more

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OSHA Issues Interim Guidance Regarding Coronavirus Recordkeeping Obligations

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On April 10, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued interim guidance regarding enforcement of employers’ obligation to record employees’ COVID-19 cases. The guidance recognizes that determining...more

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Occupational Safety and Health Obligations to Record and Report COVID-19 Cases

Employers face unprecedented challenges in addressing the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Among the items on their ever-expanding list is that federal and state occupational safety and health regulations require...more

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“To Keep OSHA Logs, Or Not To Keep OSHA Logs…That’s The Question”

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The Occupational Safety and Health Act (“OSH Act”) requires covered employers to meet several reporting requirements to prove compliance. At this time of the year, many covered employers have posted (or should have posted)...more

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A Periodic Reminder About OSHA Recordkeeping

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Recordkeeping is not a sexy issue to write about, but I would be remiss if I did not periodically remind our readers about their recordkeeping obligations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA). First and...more

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Recording Of Injuries/Illnesses Under OSHA

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As mentioned in our last blog, the time for covered employers to post the OSHA 300A Summary is from February 1 to April 30. It is also a good time to revisit the issue of what kinds of injuries and illnesses should be...more

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OSHA Reporting Freeze Continues As Court Dismisses Challenge

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A federal judge recently dismissed a lawsuit alleging that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration wrongfully delayed the compliance deadline for its own recordkeeping reporting regulation. The court said that the...more

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Soft Tissue Massage Considered First-Aid For OSHA Recordkeeping Purposes

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Most employers with more than 10 employees are required to keep a record of serious work-related injuries and illnesses. However, minor injuries requiring only “first aid” generally do not need to be recorded. OSHA’s...more

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Six States Sue – Alleging that Trump Administration Electronic Reporting Rule is Unlawful

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Seyfarth Synopsis: According to several states that have sued the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in Federal Court, the Agency did not provide sufficient justification to rollback the electronic reporting rule...more

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Lawsuit Aims To Vacate OSHA’s Electronic Recordkeeping Rule

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Public health organizations filed a lawsuit against the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) seeking to rescind the agency’s electronic recordkeeping rule. Back in 2016, OSHA issued a new regulation...more

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OSHA Narrows Obama-Era E-Filing of Injury/Illness Data Reporting Requirements

On January 25, 2019, OSHA published a new reporting rule partially rescinding Obama-era regulations that required many employers to annually e-file detailed workplace injury records....more

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OSHA Issues Final Rule Affecting Employer Electronic Reporting Requirements

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On January 25, 2019, OSHA published a final rule amending its recordkeeping regulations related to electronic submission of employee injury information. The final rule eliminates the requirement for employers with 250 or more...more

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OSHA Issues Final Rule Revising Electronic Recordkeeping Regulation

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OSHA published the final rule revising the Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses regulation promulgated under the Obama administration. The final rule aligns with the proposed rule and rescinds the...more

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