Mark A. Lies and Adam Young | International Law Office | October 31, 2016 Introduction Construction business today is regularly conducted through mobile phones, as a necessary tool for employees to communicate and access digital information. Bring your own device programmes and employee mobile phone use present a range of employment and labour liabilities for… Continue reading Mobile Phones on Construction Sites: Managing the Hazards
Category: OSHA
Silica Final Rule Announced; Will Take Effect on June 23, 2016 with Staggered Compliance Dates Thereafter
Modinat “Abby” Kotun, Punam Kaji and Brendan Fradkin | Haynes and Boone LLP | May 5, 2016 On March 24, 2016, OSHA announced its final rule covering protections for workers exposed to respirable silica dust. The final rule will: Reduce the permissible exposure limit (“PEL”) for crystalline silica to 50 micrograms per cubic meter… Continue reading Silica Final Rule Announced; Will Take Effect on June 23, 2016 with Staggered Compliance Dates Thereafter
OSHA Confined Space Standards Extend to Construction Industry
Edward Arnold | Seyfarth Shaw | May 16, 2016 Introduction The primary goal for employers at construction worksites –as well as at industry worksites in general – is to protect the health and safety of the workforce. To this end, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulates a variety of workplace safety concerns in… Continue reading OSHA Confined Space Standards Extend to Construction Industry
Construction Trade Groups take First Legal Shot at OSHA Silica Rule
Gloria Gonzalez | Business Insurance | April 4, 2016 A coalition of trade associations has filed a legal challenge against the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s final silica rule. The anticipated challenge to the controversial regulation, which will lower the amount of silica dust workers can be exposed to and mandate certain controls to limit… Continue reading Construction Trade Groups take First Legal Shot at OSHA Silica Rule
OSHA Issues Alert on Scissor Lifts
Bradford T. Hammock | Jackson Lewis PC | March 21, 2016 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has published a hazard alert explaining employer obligations and outlining preventive steps for avoiding hazards when workers use scissor lifts. Scissor lifts are work platforms used to safely move workers straight up and down and to different locations… Continue reading OSHA Issues Alert on Scissor Lifts