OSHA Insights Blog
Department of Labor Announces Enforcement Guidance to “Target Employers who put Profit Over Safety”
The U.S. Department of Labor announced that OSHA has issued new enforcement guidance. The policy is aimed at stopping employers from repeatedly exposing workers to life-threatening hazards and failing to comply with safety and health requirements. The new enforcement...
US Department of Labor Announces Annual Adjustments to OSHA Civil Penalties for 2023
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced the annual increases to their fine schedule for 2023. These changes took effect on January 17th, 2023. The increases follow the 2015 Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act to...
US Department of Labor Announces Changes to OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program
To strengthen enforcement and improve compliance with workplace safety standards and reduce worker injuries and illnesses, the U.S. Department of Labor is expanding the criteria for placement in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Severe Violator...
US Department of Labor Rolls Out Local Emphasis Program for Food Processing Facilities
A 2019 study conducted by the U.S. Department of labor found that food production workers in Illinois and Ohio had significantly higher injury rates than the overall rates for manufacturers in the private sector. To try and correct this trend, OSHA started the Local...
OSHA Proposes Rule Change for 1904.41: Injury and Illness Recordkeeping and Reporting
OSHA is proposing a new rule change to the injury and illness recordkeeping regulation. The proposed regulation will require companies to disclose additional data to OSHA, allowing OSHA to better target emerging hazards. The current standard requires companies within...
OSHA’s Plan to Create a Final COVID-19 Healthcare Standard
On June 21, 2021, OSHA adopted a Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard (Healthcare ETS) protecting healthcare workers from COVID-19 hazards. Any emergency temporary standards enacted by OSHA are effective until they are superseded by a permanent standard or...
OSHA Withdraws Vaccination and Testing ETS
On November 5, 2021, OSHA issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) regarding vaccination and testing. The standard required covered employers to develop, implement, and enforce a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy. On January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court...
OSHA’s Emergency COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Standard Blocked
In a 6-3 decision just released, the Supreme Court blocked OSHA’s Emergency COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Standard (“ETS”) from taking effect, which required employers with one hundred or more employees to conduct weekly testing of all unvaccinated employees,...
OSHA’S Emergency COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Standard Reinstated
In September, the Biden Administration announced its plan to have OSHA issue an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring employers with one hundred or more employees to ensure their employees are either fully vaccinated or tested for COVID-19 on a weekly basis....
OSHA Suspends Emergency COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Standard
In September, the Biden Administration directed OSHA to issue an Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) requiring employers with one hundred or more employees to ensure their employees are either fully vaccinated or tested for COVID-19 on a weekly basis. That promised...