Is OSHA Hazard Communication Standard on “The Bucket List”?
Jack Nicholson once famously said, “The minute that you're not learning, I believe you're dead.” Nowhere is that more true than learning to comply with the OSHA [...]
FY 2021 OSHA Fines and Violations Roundup for Healthcare
While the pandemic raged in FY 2021, enforcement efforts of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) fines and violations within healthcare totaled nearly $3.7 million. 2,786 Inspections Result [...]
U.S. Supreme Court Blocks OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard
The U.S. Supreme Court today (January 13, 2022) issued a stay of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard that would have forced all [...]
Illinois Adopts OSHA Emergency Temporary Standards
The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) filed new rules on January 7, 2022, to formally adopt the federal agency's OSHA Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS). [...]
Second Cal OSHA ETS Revision Goes Live January 14, 2022
The second round of revisions to the Cal OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) will begin to be enforced on January 14, 2022. First enacted in November 2020, [...]
OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) Deadline Looms
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay of the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard on January 13, 2022. The ruling effectively blocks federal enforcement of the OSHA ETS. The order [...]
OSHA COVID-19 Enforcement is Now Prioritized
The United States Department of Labor (DOL), the federal agency that enforces OSHA law, has issued new OSHA enforcement guidance. The guidance is intended to be time-limited to the [...]
Coronavirus Violations Leads to Long Island Nursing Home OSHA Fines
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which sets and enforces standards for workplace safety, recently cited a Long Island, New York nursing and rehabilitation center, for alleged [...]
