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HR Brief: May 2024
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Compliance Overview: OSHA’s Worker Walkaround Designation Process Frequently Asked Questions
Friday, April 19, 2024
OSHA’s Worker Walkaround Designation Process Frequently Asked Questions - On March 29, 2024, OSHA announced its final rule that clarifies the rights of employees to authorize a nonemployee, third-party representative to...
Legal Update: OSHA Proposes to Issue a New Emergency Response Standard
Monday, April 8, 2024
- OSHA Proposes to Issue a New Emergency Response Standard - On Feb. 5, 2024, OSHA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to issue a new safety and health standard, titled Emergency Response, to replace the...
Legal Update: OSHA Form 300A Posting Requirements Begin Feb. 1
Thursday, January 4, 2024
- OSHA Form 300A Posting Requirements Begin Feb. 1 - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires employers subject to its recordkeeping requirements to post copies of their OSHA Form 300A between ...
Legal Update: OSHA’s Safety and Health Bulletin on Safety Helmets in the Workplace
Thursday, January 4, 2024
OSHA’s Safety and Health Bulletin on Safety Helmets in the Workplace - On Nov. 22, 2023, OSHA provided a Safety and Health Information Bulletin (SHIB) on the use of safety helmets in the workplace. The SHIB provides the...
Legal Update: Supreme Court Stays OSHA ETS Vaccination and Testing Mandate
Friday, January 14, 2022
Legal Update: Court Reinstates OSHA Vaccination Mandate for Private Employers
Monday, December 20, 2021
On Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, the 6th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals reinstated the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) federal emergency temporary standard (ETS) for COVID-19. The 6th Circuit decision...
OSHA Releases Vaccination and Testing ETS
Friday, November 5, 2021
On Nov. 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a federal emergency temporary standard (ETS) to address the grave danger of COVID-19 infection in the workplace. Affected employers...
OSHA's Safe and Sound Week
Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Each year, more than 5,000 workers are killed on the job. Additionally, more than 3.6 million employees are seriously injured each year while at work. Because of this, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (...
OSHA's COVID-19 Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard
Friday, June 25, 2021
On June 10, 2021, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) announced its COVID-19 Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). The ETS was developed to protect health care and health care support...
COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions
Friday, June 19, 2020
What are they key differences between cloth face coverings, surgical masks and respirators? Cloth face coverings: May be commercially produced or improvised (i.e., homemade) garments, scarves, bandanas, or items made...
Did you know there are 11 new translations of OSHA's poster to help prevent workplace coronavirus exposure?
Friday, May 15, 2020
Dentistry Workers and Employers - Steps to Stay Safe
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/covid-19/dentistry.html Dentistry Workers and Employers - Steps to Stay Safe - Posted on Tuesday, May 5, 2020 Dentistry Workers and Employers This section provides guidance for dentistry...
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ISSUES GUIDANCE FOR RESPIRATORY PROTECTION DURING N95 SHORTAGE DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Monday, April 6, 2020
https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20200403-0The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued interim enforcement guidance to help combat supply shortages of...