OSHA Insights Blog
OSHA to Consider Good Faith Efforts when Enforcing Compliance During COVID-19 Pandemic
OSHA has issued interim guidance advising compliance officers to evaluate and consider an employer’s good faith efforts to comply with safety and health standards during the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to COVID-19, current infection control practices may limit the...
COVID’s Impact on Workers Compensation Claims and OSHA Recordable Cases
There have been a number of recent, important updates from the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission and OSHA as to how they intend to handle COVID-related cases. Notably, as set out below, it appears that many of the State governments—including Illinois—and the...
OSHA Issues COVID Guidance for Manufacturers
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued guidance encouraging manufacturing workers to follow these safety guidelines to limit exposure to the coronavirus. The following tips may help reduce the risk of exposure and...
OSHA COVID-19 FAQs
COVID-19 is changing virtually every aspect of the world as we know it, and that includes employers’ obligations under OSHA. OSHA is requiring employers to take steps to protect their employees from COVID-19, and has provided new guidance as to how employers must...
OSHA Guidelines for Protecting Against the Covid-19 Virus
OSHA has issues new guidelines that employers can use to reduce the impact and spread of the Covid-19 virus amongst businesses, workers, customers, and the general public. Employers should follow the steps below to help plan and implement appropriate control measures....
Do I Need an OSHA Attorney?
If your company is involved in an OSHA inspection or received OSHA citations, you have probably asked yourself if you need an OSHA attorney. The short answer to that question is no, you don’t need an OSHA attorney—you can handle the inspection or the citations...
OSHA Requires Hospitals to Address Workplace Violence
People have always considered hospitals to be safe places for patients, visitors, and health care workers, but this may no longer be the case – especially for health care workers. According to recent statistics, 16,890 workers were intentionally injured by another...
OSHA Fines Continue Increasing
In 2015, the federal budget included a surprising provision requiring OSHA and other federal agencies to increase their fines on an annual basis based on fluctuations in the Consumer Price Index (roughly, inflation). The budget also required OSHA to “catch up” its...