DOL Issues Stronger Workplace Guidance on COVID-19
On January 29th, the Department of Labor issued a News Release regarding workplace guidance on COVID-19. Under the OSH Act, employers are responsible for providing a safe place and healthy workplace free from recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious...
COVID-19 Variants Beginning to Spread
There are three new variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, creating concern. Not only are these variants different from the original virus, but they are different from one another. Early research indicates: Some evidence suggests two variants spread...
Last Fiscal Year’s Most Frequently Cited OSHA Standards
Every year OSHA publishes a list of the most frequently cited standards. This list helps businesses improve their safety efforts in these named areas if their employees face the recognized hazards. By making safety improvements in the most frequently cited areas of...
OSHA Trade Release Regarding Penalty Increases
On January 13, 2021, OSHA announced increases in civil penalty amounts that become effective January 15, 2021. This increase is required under the Congressional Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act. State Occupational Safety and Health Plans, such as IN,...