Insight & Commentary on Occupational Safety & Health Issues
While the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and some states have offered guidance to prevent employee exposure to COVID-19, Los Angeles, the state of New York, and New York City are enforcing more restrictive measures for construction sites.
Based on guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Los Angeles…
Construction workers received guidance on best practices in preventing the spread of novel coronavirus from New York City. The city has recognized that ordinary practices at construction sites – shared tools, huddled shift meetings and packed schedules with varied trade contractors – can present unique dangers at construction sites.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration…
On November 26, 2013 the full semiannual regulatory agenda for federal agencies was published. This Regulatory Agenda provides a complete list of all regulatory actions that are under active consideration for promulgation, proposal, or review and covers regulatory actions for over 60 federal departments, agencies, and commissions.
In the current Unified Agenda the Department of…
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s proposal to comprehensively regulate silica (quartz) in general industry, maritime, and construction is anticipated by Labor Day. Publication of the proposal to extensively regulate one of the most common minerals on Earth, like arsenic and lead, will trigger a public comment period and hearings.
The proposed rule, which…
I am very pleased to announce that the OSHA Law Blog has been nominated as a “Best Construction Blog” by the publisher of North Carolina Construction News. We need your help! If you’re a fan of the OSHA Law Blog, please vote for us by clicking here. You will need to scroll about…
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration plans to inspect at least 1,260 establishments under its site-specific targeting (“SST”) program for 2013. Details are here.
With the election right around the corner, many employers are starting to speculate about what OSHA initiatives might be coming down the pike in 2013. Click here for an interesting article examining possible initiatives for 2013 for the construction industry.
Click here for an interesting article from Construction Executive magazine on the OSHA landscape as it relates to the construction industry.
An OSHA compliance directive requiring contractors performing residential construction comply with the residential fall protection standard will take effect as scheduled on June 16, 2011. The Standard (29 C.F.R. § 1926.501(b)(13), Duty to Have Fall Protection) generally requires that guardrails, safety nets or personal fall arrest systems be used on residential jobsites that are more than six…
OSHA’s final rule on Cranes and Derricks in Construction has been issued. Click here to view the document. As we review the document further, we will provide additional information on the new requirements.
