The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has renewed its 20-year training program with the Builders’ Association. The training program targets workers in construction in Missouri and Eastern Kansas. The program also focuses on reducing the number of injuries, illnesses, and fatalities resulting from construction’s top four hazards. These include falls,
President Joe Biden announced on September 9 that OSHA is developing an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on Covid-19. The ETS will require employers with at least 100 workers to either get their entire staff fully vaccinated or show a negative COVID test every week. Employers will also be required to
OSHA has published its final interpretive rule under section 11(c). The section is concerned with regulations on whistleblower protection. It prohibits employers from retaliating against employees who engage in protected activity. It also includes those employees complaining about unsafe or unhealthful working conditions. The revised final interpretive rule also clarifies
This weekend, we are celebrating our 245th Independence Day across our country. Yes, we are getting old. And what better way to wish Uncle Sam a big “happy birthday” than a good old fireworks display, hopefully with fireworks safety protocols. According to the American Pyrotechnics Association (APA), every year more
The United States Department of Labor will host a teleconference meeting on May 19, 2021, to elicit public input and recommendations on core problems confronting OSHA’s Whistleblower Protection Program. Anyone who wishes to attend or participate in the meeting must apply by May 12, 2021. All registrants will receive call-in
OSHA has a zero-tolerance policy for violating COVID-19 protocols. All businesses should survey state laws notwithstanding government rules, the same number of states currently expect businesses to give COVID-19 working environment wellbeing preparing to representatives. Indeed, even in states where preparation isn’t unequivocally needed, businesses ought to consider giving all