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Safety Precautions State OSHA Laws

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The Heat Is On: Nevada OSHA’s Proposed Heat Illness Prevention Regulation

The Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Nevada OSHA) seeks to implement a new regulation aimed at preventing heat-related illnesses and ensuring the well-being of workers in the state. While this regulation...more

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OSHA’s Heat Hazard Enforcement Program and How to Prepare Your Workplace

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) recently unveiled a new National Emphasis Program (“NEP”) for outdoor and indoor heat-related hazards. To best protect workers in hot working environments,...more

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As Washington’s Summer Approaches, Employers Face New Rules to Protect Workers From Outdoor Heat Exposure and Wildfire Smoke

With summer weather and wildfire season approaching, Washington employers will have new seasonal workplace safety rules to take into account. On June 1, 2022, the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)...more

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Oregon Releases Final Rules on Heat Illness Prevention and Wildfire Smoke Exposure

On May 9 and 10, 2022, the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Oregon OSHA) adopted final rules on heat illness and wildfire smoke. The Oregon OSHA Final Heat Illness Prevention Standard - Oregon...more

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Nevada OSHA Targets Hospitality Industry

Nevada’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Nevada OSHA) is performing targeted inspections of Nevada’s hospitality establishments. Even though Nevada OSHA’s “Inspection Targeting Plan and Emphasis Programs”...more

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Oregon OSHA Announces Stance on Federal Vaccine-or-Test Standard

On January 13, 2022, the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA) announced that because the Supreme Court of the United States has stayed the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA)...more

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Virginia’s Permanent COVID Standard Has Been Revised, Again

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Virginia’s Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) has made additional changes to Virginia’s safety standard on COVID in the workplace, the Permanent COVID Standard (16VAC25-220, VOSH Standard for Infectious Disease...more

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Oregon OSHA Enacts Emergency Rules to Protect Workers From Extreme Heat

On July 8, 2021, the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA) adopted temporary rules to bolster worker protections from the hazards of high and extreme heat, including requirements to provide shade,...more

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MIOSHA Emergency Workplace Rules Generally No Longer in Effect

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On June 22, 2021, The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration posted a new set of Emergency Rules on the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity's COVID-19 Workplace Safety Guidance website. These...more

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Michigan’s COVID-19 Emergency Rules Suspended for All Industries Except Healthcare

On June 22, 2021, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) announced important changes to its emergency COVID-19 rules, “Emergency Rules Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).” The updated...more

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