Long Absences from Long Covid We don’t really know how many workers died of COVID-19 acquired on the job. But we are starting to find out how Long …Dispatches from the Front Lines of Workplace Safety and Health
Penalties mount: Fined more than $15M since 2017, familiar Dollar General safety failures in 3 inspections in Florida, Alabama, add $387K more OSHA again find blocked emergency exits, merchandise stored unsafely ATLANTA – Just weeks after being cited with federal safety violations, Dollar General Corp. and Dolgencorp LLC have once again exposed workers to unsafe … Continue reading Penalties mount: Fined more than $15M since 2017, familiar Dollar General safety failures in 3 inspections in Florida, Alabama, add $387K more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In the wake of increased employee mental health concerns and mass shootings across the country, employers looking to create or enhance a workplace violence program can look to the National Safety Council (NSC), which released a series of teaching materials on workplace violence. With record numbers of mass shootings to begin the year in … Continue reading National Safety Council Releases Workplace Violence Resources for Employers | Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog
Department of Labor announces enforcement guidance changes to save lives, target employers who put profit over safety Seeks to hold employers to greater account for safety, health failures WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued new enforcement guidance to make its penalties more effective in … Continue reading Department of Labor announces enforcement guidance changes to save lives, target employers who put profit over safety
Did You Know? Employers must submit required 2022 injury and illness data by March 2 if they have: 250 or more employees and are currently required to keep OSHA injury and illness records. 20-249 employees classified in specific industries with historically high rates of occupational injuries and illnesses. Visit OSHA's Injury Tracking Application (ITA) webpage … Continue reading QuickTakes DYK? – January 23, 2023 | Occupational Safety and Health Administration
US Department of Labor announces annual adjustments to OSHA civil penalties for 2023 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced changes to Occupational Safety and Health Administration civil penalty amounts based on cost-of-living adjustments for 2023. In 2015, Congress passed the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act to advance the effectiveness of … Continue reading US Department of Labor announces annual adjustments to OSHA civil penalties for 2023
We’re only a few days into the new Republican-controlled 118th Congress of the House of Representatives (a.k.a. the Q-Congress), and the war on …The 118th Congress: And So It Begins
By Aaron R. Gelb and Ashley Mitchell Inspections have commenced in Illinois and Ohio under the the Local Emphasis Program (LEP) focusing on food …Inspections Begin Under OSHA’s Local Emphasis Program for Food Manufacturers in Illinois and Ohio
Community AED Grants The Jennifer Snyder Teen Heart Foundation is a nonprofit 501c3 organization that fulfills its mission by awarding grants to community outdoor fields lacking Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). Through the installation of publicly accessible AEDs,protecting communities from Sudden Cardiac Death—the number one killer of student athletes and part of the number two medical … Continue reading Community AED Grants| The Jennifer Lynn Snyder Teen Heart Foundation
In what can only be described as a colossal disappointment, the US Congress is on the verge of approving a FY 2023 “omnibus” appropriations bill that…Congress Effectively Cuts OSHA Budget for 2nd Straight Year
More people are dying in the workplace, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The BLS issued today its Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries …In 2021: A Worker Died Every 101 Minutes
Analysis of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) publicly available inspection and citation data, which dates back to the 1970s, can help employers forecast and spot enforcement trends and changes, identify new and emerging issues, and correlate information to make unique connections that may not be readily apparent. To assist employers, Ogletree Deakins has … Continue reading Ogletree Deakins Launches Interactive OSHA Tracker Tool – Ogletree Deakins
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