Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog We lawyers do a fair amount of reading. Documents. Court decisions. Passive aggressive correspondence from opposing counsel. As well as statutes, regulations and administrative guidance. And you might be surprised how often words can be ascribed very different meanings depending on who is reading it. Such, I suppose,… Continue reading You Say Tomato, I Say Tomahto. But When it Comes to the CalOSHA Appeals Board, They Can Say it Any Way They Please
Tag: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA Updates: New Submission Requirements for Injury and Illness Records
Ashley Meredith Strittmatter adn Chelsea N. Hayes | Construction Executive In a revival of an OSHA recordkeeping rule originally implemented under the Obama administration in 2016 and “rolled back” by the Trump administration in 2019, OSHA issued a final rule on July 21, 2023, requiring certain establishments in high-hazard industries to submit additional injury and… Continue reading OSHA Updates: New Submission Requirements for Injury and Illness Records
OSHA Moves to Clarify Construction PPE Standard
Jon Schaefer | Construction Law Zone On July 20, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking to clarify the personal protective equipment (PPE) standard for the construction industry. Currently, the PPE standard for the construction industry, unlike for general industry or maritime, does not state clearly that PPE must fit… Continue reading OSHA Moves to Clarify Construction PPE Standard
OSHA Set to Tag More Firms as Severe Violators Under New Criteria
Richard Korman | Engineering News-Record In announcing last month broadened criteria for classifying employers as severe safety violators, U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration official Douglas Parker singled out a steel fabricator near El Paso, Texas. The U.S. Labor Dept. assistant secretary for occupational safety and health, he posted a blog stating that OSHA had placed Kyoei Steel Ltd. in its severe… Continue reading OSHA Set to Tag More Firms as Severe Violators Under New Criteria