Click here to read this recent Jackson Lewis article on a new Connecticut law requiring health care employers to develop and implement plans, policies, and training programs to prevent and respond to workplace violence incidents. Putting aside the issue of whether such a law is preempted by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, health
July 2011
IIPP – What Should Employers Expect and When Should Employers Expect It?
By Bradford T. Hammock on
Posted in OSHA Rulemaking
OSHA’s Spring 2011 Regulatory Agenda reiterates OSHA’s earlier commitment to initiate the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act process for its Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) rule in June of this year. Now midway through July, it is unclear when OSHA will release to the public its initial regulatory approach to the IIPP rule. The Agency’s oft-stated…