Christopher Moore Sweeney | Cozen O’Connor During the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, OSHA provided standards for recording workplace exposures to COVID-19. These standards broadly require employers to record COVID-19 illnesses of its employees if three conditions are met: it is a “confirmed” case of COVID-19; the case is “work-related;” and it meets… Continue reading What OSHA’s New Guidance Means for the Construction Industry
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OSHA Can’t Stop The Music, But Maybe Employers Should
Treyer Neuroth | Jackson Lewis On September 6, 2019, OSHA issued a letter of interpretation in response to an employers question regarding the use of headphones to listen to music on construction sites. The employer stated that some headphones are advertised as “OSHA approved” and asked whether OSHA had any specific regulation that prohibits the use of… Continue reading OSHA Can’t Stop The Music, But Maybe Employers Should
OSHA: Solar Panel Installation is Not Roofing Work
Connor Rose | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings | October 23, 2019 In June, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided that rooftop solar panel installation is not “roofing work” under Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) regulations. This decision has immediate implications for any contractor installing solar panels, as a more… Continue reading OSHA: Solar Panel Installation is Not Roofing Work
OSHA Takes Steps To Revise Silica Standard For Construction
Tressi Cordaro | Jackson Lewis | August 5, 2019 On July 29th OSHA submitted a draft Request for Information (RFI) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regarding Table 1 in OSHA’s construction standard for silica. If approved by OMB, OSHA intends to issue the RFI in the Federal Register to determine if revisions… Continue reading OSHA Takes Steps To Revise Silica Standard For Construction
Worried About OSHA Silica Compliance? Not if You’re in One of These Five States
John F. Martin and D.A. Duggar | Ogletree Deakins | April 16, 2018 With the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) silica standard already in effect for the construction industry and about to go into effect in June of 2018 for general industry, many employers are anxious about whether their programs will pass muster with… Continue reading Worried About OSHA Silica Compliance? Not if You’re in One of These Five States