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• OSHA Launches New National Emphasis Program Focused on Fall Hazards – The OSHA Defense Report

  By Beeta Lashkari, Mark Ishu, and Kimberly Richardson On May 1, 2023, OSHA announced the launch of a new National Emphasis Program (“NEP”) focused on preventing fall hazards in general industry and co...

• Responding to OSHA 11(c) Retaliation Charges, Employee Safety Complaints, and Rapid Response

  By Lindsay A. DiSalvo and Beeta B. Lashkari When OSHA receives a complaint related to worker safety and health or a severe injury report, one action by OSHA is to give the employer an opportunity to r...

• BREAKING – OSHA Launches New COVID-19 Enforcement Blitz for Healthcare Employers – The OSHA Defense

  By Conn Maciel Carey LLP’s COVID-19 Task Force On Tuesday, March 8th, OSHA announced a major COVID-19 enforcement blitz in the healthcare industry that will last for the next three months.  OSHA issue...

• CDC Relaxes Isolation and Quarantine Recommendations – How Does That Affect OSHA’s Vaccinate-or-Test

  By Conn Maciel Carey's COVID-19 Task Force On December 27, 2021, the CDC updated and shortened its recommended isolation and quarantine periods for the general population.  To be precise, yesterday CD...

• MSHA Issues Guidance for Mine Operators and Independent Contractors to Mitigate and Prevent Spread

  By: Nicholas W. Scala and Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force On March 10, 2021, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) released additional – and more detailed – COVID-19 guidance.  Is...

• OSHA’s Heat Illness Rulemaking – NACOSH Meeting and Next Steps – The OSHA Defense Report

  By Eric J. Conn and Beeta B. Lashkari As we mentioned in our last update from December, OSHA continues to move swiftly on its rulemaking for a Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Standard in Outdoor an...