Under a new emergency temporary standard (ETS) from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), businesses with at least 100 employees must develop, implement, and enforce a policy requiring their workers to either (1) become fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or (2) undergo testing on at least a weekly basis and wear a face...
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act), companies are required to provide a safe workplace for their employees. Employees who are concerned about an unsafe condition may file a complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which will conduct an investigation and fine a company for any violations it...
The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) was signed into law on December 29, 1970, to ensure that all American workers have safe and healthy working conditions. To achieve that goal, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was created shortly after. OSHA issues standards and rules for the maintenance of safe workplace...
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Under pressure from the labor-friendly Obama administration and the new Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, OSHA is ramping up its enforcement efforts against workplace safety violators. As part of this beefed-up enforcement, there are 7 significant new OSHA developments impacting American employers.
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The workplace safety enforcement climate is heating up:
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will receive $51 million in extra funding to increase workplace safety enforcement, according to the new DOL budget.
OSHA plans to hire 130-160 new inspectors.
The Protecting America’s Workers Act, introduced and referred to a House...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently proposed a rule that could significantly increase penalties for violating standards that require use of and training on personal protective equipment (PPE). According to the proposal, when an OSHA standard requires an employer to provide PPE or training to employees, it must do so...
