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MSHA Issues Long Awaited Final Silica Rule
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) released its long-anticipated silica rule on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (See the rule here) The rule is aimed at reducing miners’ exposure...
https://www.oshalawblog.com/2024/04/articles/msha-issues-long-awaited-final-silica-rule/
OSHA to Require Employers to Submit Injury and Illness Forms Online
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released a final rule to restore and expand Obama-era requirements for employers in dozens of designated industries that have worksi...
Oregon OSHA Penalties Skyrocket (SB 592)
With the recent passage of Senate Bill 592, the Oregon Legislature has dramatically augmented the range of civil penalties on employers who violate Oregon Safe Employment laws. Previously, Oregon...
https://www.oshalawblog.com/2023/06/articles/oregon-osha-penalties-skyrocket-sb-592/
Oregon Legislature Contemplating Updates to the Oregon Safe Employment Act with Oregon Senate Bill 592 (SB 592)
SB 592, if enacted, would create significant changes to the Oregon Safe Employment Act including: The Bill has passed in the Senate and is progressing in the House. As currently drafted, SB 592 w...
Oregon Joins the Growing Number of States Loosening COVID-19 Requirements in the Workplace
Effective April 3, 2023, Oregon OSHA suspended its rules addressing the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and Amended Work Clothing Rules via Oregon OSHA Administrative Order 1-2023. The COVID-19 ...
OSHA Fails to Prove Feasible, Effective Abatement for Excessive Heat Hazard, Commission Rules
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) successfully established the existence of an excessive heat hazard for which the agency cited the employer, the Occupational Safety and He...
Robotic Systems Compel OSHA to Consider Revising Its Lockout/Tagout Standard
Manufacturers’ increasingly advanced robotic systems have made the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) standard for the Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) impract...
OSHA Focusing Enforcement Efforts on ‘Vulnerable Workers’ at Construction Sites
Top leaders of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have detailed new and upcoming enforcement efforts to protect “vulnerable workers” (i.e., immigrant, minority, female,...
Cal/OSHA Releases Guidance for Monkeypox
As Monkeypox (MPX) continues to be an issue throughout California, Cal/OSHA issued guidance to assist in protecting employees. However, this guidance applies only to workplaces covered by the...
https://www.oshalawblog.com/2022/09/articles/cal-osha-releases-guidance-for-monkeypox/
Washington State Adopts Emergency Heat and Wildfire Rules
This summer is shaping out to be another scorcher and Washington State employers should know about the Department of Labor & Industries (“LNI”) new emergency requirements for heat and smoke p...