With any new Democrat presidency comes a variety of changes across government, especially one area of change that will affect thousands, if not millions of employers comes in the form of OSHA regulations and enforcement. While the previous...
READ MOREI have blogged previously about the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) annual adjustments to the maximum civil penalty dollar amounts for OSHA violations. The DOL has now finalized the 2020 inflation adjustments, which again nudge the penalties...
READ MOREThe federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) revised its civil penalties to accommodate rising inflation rates. The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, as it was named, was the...
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An Ohio county court has sentenced Jim Coon – a roofing contractor based in Akron, Ohio – to prison after he pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of a 39-year-old employee who fell from a three-story roof while working without...
READ MORECalifornia regulators adopted an emergency standard requiring employers to protect workers from wildfire smoke. A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate could lead to a similar standard nationwide. The California Occupational Safety and Health...
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From military branches to various states, many different heat prevention guidelines have been promulgated; however, there is still no federal standard for heat prevention. For this reason, a new construction bill is in the works. Introduced on...
READ MORETo protect worker privacy, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a final rule. OSHA will not require employers to electronically submit OSHA Form 300 – Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses – and OSHA...
READ MOREI am always amazed by how many employers are confused about the new Hazard Communication Standard ($1910.1200). So, in this blog I will write about how to understand this rule, what are the various parts of the standard that every employer should...
READ MOREHello and welcome to our first blog. The goal of this blog is to help you understand how to keep your company in compliance with workplace safety (OSHA) rules and keep your employees safe and have some fun. So be patient and we will keep you...
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