OSHA watch 6 Oct 202019 Sep 2020 COVID-19 Federal New poster to protect automotive service workers available in English and SpanishA checklist to protect employees in FDA-regulated human and animal food operations amid the coronavirus pandemic developed in conjunction with the Food…
Uncategorized OSHA Watch 2 4 Aug 202021 Jul 2020 Guidance to ensure uniform enforcement of Silica Standards A compliance directive was issued, designed to ensure uniformity in inspection and enforcement procedures when addressing respirable crystalline silica exposures in general industry, maritime,…
Uncategorized OSHA Watch 1 22 Jul 202021 Jul 2020 New resources - COVID-19 Guidelines for reopening non-essential businessesThe document lays out a three-phase reopening strategy. It lists recommendations for each phase and provides examples of how to implement hazard assessments, controls,…
Uncategorized OSHA watch (part 2) 1 Jul 202013 Jun 2020 Heat illness prevention A new video on heat hazard recognition and prevention is available. Cal/OSHA issued a news release reminding employers to protect outdoor workers from heat illness. Construction safety A virtual stand-down to…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 30 Jun 202013 Jun 2020 Guidance on distancing Recent guidance focuses on strategies to implement social distancing in the workplace. Spanish version. It urges employers to isolate workers showing symptoms of coronavirus until they can go home…
Uncategorized OSHA changes course again on recording of COVID-19 cases and increases onsite inspections 17 Jun 202013 Jun 2020 OSHA's shifting guidance has employers' heads spinning. For the third time since the onset of the pandemic, OSHA has issued guidance about recording COVID-19 cases. In March, it sent a…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 28 May 202014 May 2020 Recent fines and awards Florida Cathcart Construction Company-Florida LLC was cited for exposing employees to excavation hazards at worksites in Orlando and Winter Garden. The general contractor faces $303,611 in…
Uncategorized Coronavirus and OSHA: important updates 21 May 202014 May 2020 Backtracks on recordability of COVID- 19 Interim guidance reversed previous guidance that COVID-19 transmission in the workplace would be considered a recordable injury. Under the new guidance, the recordability of COVID-19…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 30 Apr 202020 Apr 2020 National Emphasis Program to reduce or eliminate worker exposure to silica extended in Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia, and District of Columbia An initiative to increase the focus of inspections in…
Uncategorized Coronavirus: Workers’ Compensation and OSHA considerations 21 Apr 202020 Apr 2020 Worker's Compensation Compensability Occupational disease law is written with the intent to cover diseases that arise in the course and scope of employment and have an exposure that is elevated from…
