by PC Editorial Staff | Aug 22, 2023 | Latest News, OSHA, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
In early August 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced its proposed rule to revise and clarify the personal protective equipment (PPE) fitting requirements under its PPE standard for the construction industry. Briefly, the proposed...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jul 18, 2023 | Federal Labor Law, Latest News, OSHA, Workplace Hazards
On July 17th, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a final rule requiring electronic injury and illness reporting by specific employers in designated high-hazard industries. The final rule affects injury and illness data that OSHA...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jul 11, 2023 | General Duty Clause, Latest News, OSHA, Workplace Hazards
This month, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that a construction contractor in American Samoa must pay over $1 million in new penalties for failing to provide adequate fall protection. In fact, since 2018, OSHA has cited the same...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jul 5, 2023 | DOL, Federal Labor Law, General Duty Clause, OSHA, Workplace Hazards
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced that an owner of a roofing business in Maine is personally liable for nearly $1.6 million when they willfully exposed workers to fall hazards resulting in a fatality. Before the fatal incident and subsequent...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jun 13, 2023 | DOL, Federal Labor Law, General Duty Clause, OSHA, Workplace Hazards
As wildfires north of the U.S. continue to create air pollution hazards in parts of the country, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has urged U.S. employers to protect outdoor workers from wildfire hazards and poor air quality. OSHA recently...
by PC Editorial Staff | May 31, 2023 | DOL, Federal Labor Law, OSHA, Workplace Hazards
Adding to the more than $21 million in fines the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed since 2017 against the employer, a nationwide discount retailer was recently hit with $3.4 million more for work safety violations across nine locations....