Insight & Commentary on Occupational Safety & Health Issues
The latest issue of our weekly Workplace Safety and Health newsletter is available for viewing and contains the following articles:
No Guidance without Comment, Business Interests Tell Supreme Court. Federal agencies should be barred from issuing interpretive guidance on their regulations unless they follow the notice-and-comment procedures in the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), business groups…
The latest issue of our weekly Workplace Safety and Health newsletter is available for viewing and contains the following articles:
Feds, Industry Team Up to Curb Cell Tower Deaths. Two federal government agencies have teamed up with the telecommunications industry to address a surge in fatalities among cell tower workers.
Mine Safety Commission Rebuffs Judge…
The latest issue of our weekly Workplace Safety and Health newsletter is available for viewing and contains the following articles:
FMLA Takes Precedence over OSHA’s Recordkeeping Requirements, OSHRC Rules. The confidentiality requirements of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) take precedence over OSHA requirements that employers account for work-related injuries and illnesses on agency-mandated…
Last week, OSHA issued compliance guidance for its Cranes and Derricks in Construction standard, CPL 02-01-057. The Directive provides compliance guidance to Compliance Safety & Health Officers (CSHO) for inspections of construction employers operating cranes and/or derricks in construction activities. Additionally, the Directive serves as a source of information to employers on how OSHA interprets…
Many employers are struggling to understand the potential workplace implications of Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF). We invite you to listen to a complimentary 48-minute podcast during which three Jackson Lewis practice group leaders discuss some of the legal and practical issues relating to the virus. Among the issues discussed are:
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The spread of Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF) and the incidence of Ebola cases in the United States have raised issues for employers and employees on the appropriate workplace responses. Workplace safety and health, including measures to protect employees, leave and health management, labor relations and workplace privacy concerns all are implicated.
This article discusses the…
The latest issue of our weekly Workplace Safety and Health newsletter is available for viewing and contains the following articles:
Operator and Contractor not Liable for Arsonist’s Action, Judge Rules. Neither a mine operator nor its contractor was liable for a fire that had been set intentionally deep inside an Idaho underground silver mine, a…
This week, OSHA issued a final rule delaying implementation of operator certification pursuant to 29 C.F.R. §1926.1427 for a three year period to November 10, 2017. Section 1926.1427 addresses the training and certification requirements for crane operators in construction and was set to become effective on November 10, 2014.
In February, OSHA proposed the three…
The latest issue of our weekly Workplace Safety and Health newsletter is available for viewing and contains the following articles:
Committee Approves Changes to OSHA’s Whistleblower Statute. OSHA’s Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee wants to improve safeguards for employees who experience retaliation after making workplace safety and health complaints, but most of the changes it recommends…
In August, 2013 we posted an article “OSHA in the Sky – FAA Policy on Application of OSHA Standards for Aircabin Crewmembers” – reporting on the FAA’s August 27, 2013 final policy statement outlining three areas where OSHA could regulate for cabin crewmembers while on board an aircraft in operation. Flightcrew members (i.e. pilots and…
