OSHA
Acosta is Out, Scalia is Nominated – Will the DOL Actually Get Something Done This Year?
July was an eventful month at the Department of Labor. Other than the departure of DOL Secretary Alex Acosta on July 9 and the nomination...
Read MoreThe Departure of Scott Mungo: Will Lack of Leadership Affect OSHA’s Effectiveness?
Scott Mungo recently withdrew his name from consideration as the nominee for Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA at the Department of Labor. It had...
Read MoreNew LOTO Rules Are On The Horizon
A few weeks ago OSHA announced its decision to leave the Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) Standard alone for now, but not for long. Immediately following this decision...
Read MoreOSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP) Remains Problematic and Controversial
OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP) is almost a decade old this June, and it’s been controversial ever since it was launched in 2010. OSHA...
Read MoreOSHA is Starting to Use Drones and Employers Need to Be Prepared
The use of drones to perform a variety of surveillance and inspection tasks has been growing exponentially in recent years, and the federal framework that...
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