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OSHA’s Heat Standard Moves Forward

June 25, 2024 - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is moving forward with the heat standard rulemaking process, and we could see the proposed standard very soon. After reviewing the proposed rule in April, the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) recommended that OSHA move forward “expeditiously” in its rulemaking process. “Workers at risk of […]

Employers Beware: Whistleblower Complaints on the Rise

May 30, 2024 - Be Extra Mindful of the Anti-Retaliation Provisions of Federal Law In the wake of the recent unanimous decision of the United States Supreme Court in Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC, a whistleblower retaliation case, employers are advised to exercise extra caution in disciplining or terminating employees in the months ahead. For example, the Occupational Safety […]

OSHA’s New Walkaround Rule Faces Immediate Challenge

May 30, 2024 - As anticipated when it was first published in the Federal Register on April 1, 2024, OSHA’s final rule on workplace inspections has been challenged by a coalition of business groups in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. The new rule, referred to as the “walkaround rule,” amended the long-standing regulation […]

OSHA’s Controversial Walkaround Rule Becomes Final

April 23, 2024 - OSHA’s Controversial Walkaround Rule Becomes Final On April 1, 2024, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) published the final rule on worker walkaround representation. The rulemaking has been on a very fast track, progressing from a notice of proposed rulemaking last summer to the final rule in just seven months. While the final rule […]

The EPA Finalizes Changes to the Risk Management Program

April 23, 2024 - The final rule requires the development of safer alternatives in chemical manufacturing, processing, and storage. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced the imminent publication of its Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention Rule, which will significantly change the Clean Air Act Risk Management Program (RMP). The new rule — in the works […]

Federal Judge in Georgia Declares DOJ Administrative  Law Judges’ Authority to be Unconstitutional 

March 29, 2024 - Walmart Blocks DOJ Proceedings Over Unconstitutional Authority – Orr & Reno There’s been an interesting development in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, Statesboro Division. In Walmart vs King, published on March 25, 2024, Chief Justice J. Randal Hall granted the Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment “to stop administrative proceedings […]

The “Reasonably Necessary” Third-Party? OSHA’s controversial new walkaround rule moves closer to enactment

March 6, 2024 - On February 9, 2024, the United States Department of Labor’s (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sent its “worker walkaround” final rule to the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) for final review. The proposed rule, which has been in the rulemaking pipeline since early last year, […]

Process Safety Management and OSHA’s New Enforcement Directive

February 16, 2024 - Over two years ago, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) quietly announced its plans to resume work on updating and revising the Process Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals (PSM) standard by placing it on the agency’s fall 2022 unified agenda — and it remained on the agenda in 2023. While still in the pre-rule […]

The New Hazard Communication Standard is Almost Here

January 18, 2024 - The long-anticipated, repeatedly delayed update to the Occupational Health & Safety Administration’s (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) could be hitting the Federal Register soon, and employers will need to get up to speed quickly. OSHA wants the new provisions to be fully effective two years from publication. While that may seem like plenty of time, […]

First Things First

January 9, 2024 - OSHA to publish a new emergency response rule soon In the final weeks of 2023, the White House announced that the Department of Labor (DOL) would soon publish a new rule strengthening safety standards for emergency response personnel throughout the United States. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sent the proposed rule to the […]

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OSHA’s Heat Standard Moves Forward

Employers Beware: Whistleblower Complaints on the Rise

OSHA’s New Walkaround Rule Faces Immediate Challenge

OSHA’s Controversial Walkaround Rule Becomes Final

The EPA Finalizes Changes to the Risk Management Program

Federal Judge in Georgia Declares DOJ Administrative  Law Judges’ Authority to be Unconstitutional

The “Reasonably Necessary” Third-Party? OSHA’s controversial new walkaround rule moves closer to enactment

Process Safety Management and OSHA’s New Enforcement Directive

The New Hazard Communication Standard is Almost Here

First Things First

In the News / Category: OSHA

- Search News Archive

OSHA’s Heat Standard Moves Forward

Employers Beware: Whistleblower Complaints on the Rise

OSHA’s New Walkaround Rule Faces Immediate Challenge

OSHA’s Controversial Walkaround Rule Becomes Final

The EPA Finalizes Changes to the Risk Management Program

Federal Judge in Georgia Declares DOJ Administrative Law Judges’ Authority to be Unconstitutional

The “Reasonably Necessary” Third-Party? OSHA’s controversial new walkaround rule moves closer to enactment

Process Safety Management and OSHA’s New Enforcement Directive

The New Hazard Communication Standard is Almost Here

First Things First

Federal Judge in Georgia Declares DOJ Administrative  Law Judges’ Authority to be Unconstitutional 