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COVID-19 UPDATE: OSHA’S New Guidance Expects All Employers to Make an Effort

May 26, 2020 - The regulatory obligation for employers to record work-related cases of COVID-19 on an OSHA 300 Log has been controversial and confusing from the beginning of the pandemic. Employers have questioned the need, based on the cold and flu reporting exemption, and were confused about how to determine work-relatedness. Many low- and moderate-risk employers wondered if […]

COVID-19 UPDATE: Communication is Key When Re-Opening Your Business

May 13, 2020 - As the pressure mounts for the COVID-19 shutdown to end — and for the state, national, and international economies to begin functioning and recovering — it becomes more important than ever for employers to have accurate information about what’s happening, why it’s happening, and the ability to talk about it over the coming weeks. Are […]

COVID-19 UPDATE: Latest OSHA Safety Tips for the Construction Industry, And Your Safety Plan

May 6, 2020 - OSHA wants all employers to familiarize themselves with the general guidance for all employers that is available at the OSHA website. But the federal government is also providing additional guidance — coming from OSHA, the Department of Labor, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the US Department of Health and Human […]

COVID-19 UPDATE: How Should Employers Respond to Skyrocketing Whistleblower Complaints?

April 22, 2020 - The report on April 10 was stunning. Oregon OSHA had received 2,300 complaints in two weeks. The complaints skyrocketed immediately after Oregon’s stay at home order went into effect on March 23. Only 179 of them were not related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of you may have noticed reports of hospitals threatening disciplinary action […]

COVID-19 UPDATE: Emerging Guidance from OSHA for Employers

April 15, 2020 - Employers are finally getting more guidance and clarification from Washington DC about several COVID-19 related OSHA compliance issues. Recording and Reporting COVID-19 Cases On April 10, 2020, OSHA finally issued some additional guidance about recording COVID-19 illness. How can employers possibly meet the requirements of 29 CFR § 1904.5 — the OSHA standard defining recordable […]

COVID-19 UPDATE: Guidance for Employers from OSHA

April 6, 2020 - What does it mean to provide a “safe working environment” during a pandemic? In the face of COVID-19, every employer in the nation is asking this question right now. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has provided some guidance and created a website. However, there remains considerable confusion among employers about what the rules […]

Workplace Violence Prevention

March 19, 2020 - Last November, the House of Representatives passed H. R. 1309, “The Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act.” The legislation passed with a healthy bipartisan margin (251 to 159) — but most likely won’t go any further during the current administration. Nevertheless, employers in these business sectors should familiarize themselves with […]

What Happens if OSHA Targets the Wrong Entity?

February 26, 2020 - If you acquired an on-going business, you might be on OSHA’s SST “hit list” and don’t even know it. Moreover, OSHA will expect to inspect you based upon your predecessor’s data. A former OSHA Compliance Officer shared two recent instances with me where OSHA came knocking on an employer’s door seeking entry for a Site-Specific […]

Workplace Injury and Illness Reporting

February 13, 2020 - As the deadline for filing Form 300A approaches on March 2, employers operating in what OSHA defines as high-hazard industries are pulling together their Form 300 injury and illness records for 2019. Maybe you’ve done it already. The submission period started on January 2, 2020. If you haven’t sent anything to OSHA yet and need […]

How Does OSHA Prioritize Inspection Targets?

December 27, 2019 - There are two general categories of OSHA inspection: unprogrammed inspections that are triggered by a complaint, a severe accident or fatality, or some other observed and reported violation; and programmed inspections, which are proactively aimed at high-hazard industries, workplaces, occupations, safety/health hazards, or some other site-specific issue. This blog provides a quick review of OSHA’s […]

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