For employers, particularly those with multiple worksites, controlling corporate OSHA liability is generally a key goal. An employer that accepts a machine guarding violation at its Texas facility, ...

Seyfarth Synopsis: In an effort to significantly increase the number of citations and penalties it may issue during an inspection, OSHA has updated its enforcement procedures for inspections to permit ...

John Henshaw didn’t know the legacy he would create in 2001, when he helped oversee the government response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Then the head of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health ...

As part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor, Maersk Line Limited will change its safety reporting policies and compensate a seaman the company terminated after they reported safety ...

A new OSHA policy has gone into effect expanding penalties for instance-by-instance (IBI) citations. The move has the potential to significantly increase the monetary penalty amounts associated with ...

Most safety policies are going to need a second look as we return to work in person again. Your team may have discussed how customers are going to be greeted or whether sanitation measures will stay ...

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