OSHA-Related Documents: Creation And Retention
By Mark A. Lies II and Ilana R. Morady As most employers are aware, OSHA inspections typically involve a request for the employer to produce certain documents. In many cases, employers are unsure of...
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EPA Enforcement Alert that Refrigeration Facilities are Under Scrutiny
By Jeryl L. Olson, Meagan Newman and Craig B. Simonsen The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has just released an Enforcement Alert on accidental releases of chemicals, including anhydrous ammonia...
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Workplace Violence – Putting Employers on the Horns of a Dilemma
By Mark A. Lies, II and Craig B. Simonsen Employers today can find themselves in a seemingly untenable dilemma when they have violence threaten to invade their workplaces. Two recent cases illustrate...
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Workplace Violence Prevention: DHS Promotes “Active Shooter Preparedness”...
By Adam R. Young and Craig B. Simonsen Violence, often involving firearms, is an increasingly common occurrence in the 21st century workplace. The Federal Bureau of Investigation notes that even...
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Wave of Shootings Puts Workplace Violence Back in the Spotlight
By James L. Curtis and Craig B. Simonsen Seyfarth Synopsis: DHS’s recommendations for active shooter prevention and preparedness is only one piece of an effective workplace violence prevention program....
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Click for Backup: New Ordinance Requires Chicago Hotels to Provide Staff with...
By Christopher W. Kelleher, Rashal G. Baz, James L. Curtis, and Brent I. Clark, Seyfarth Synopsis: On October 11, 2017, the Chicago City Council passed an ordinance that will require Chicago hotels to...
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Workplace Violence and Shootings in the Spotlight
By James L. Curtis, Daniel R. Birnbaum, and Craig B. Simonsen Seyfarth Synopsis: With the seemingly random workplace violence that continues unabated, many employers are again asking how best to...
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Updated Combustible Dust NFPA Industry Consensus Standard Gives OSHA New Tool...
By Benjamin D. Briggs, Brent I. Clark, Adam R. Young, Matthew A. Sloan, and Craig B. Simonsen Seyfarth Synopsis: Compliance with industry standard for combustible dust set for September 2020. Don’t...
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Workplace Safety in the Gig Economy: New Hazards and Liabilities
By James L. Curtis, Daniel R. Birnbaum, Patrick D. Joyce, Matthew A. Sloan, and Adam R. Young Seyfarth Synopsis: The growth of the gig economy has transformed the modern workforce and upended...
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OSHA.gov Highlights Grain Handling Facility Safety on Main Website
By Brent I. Clark, Adam R. Young, and Craig B. Simonsen Seyfarth Synopsis: Federal OSHA has put grain handling safety right up-front on its main homepage. OSHA wants you to “learn how to stay safe...
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Illinois State Police Provide Training on Active Shooter, Workplace Violence
By James L. Curtis, Mark A. Lies, II, Adam R. Young, and Craig B. Simonsen Seyfarth Synopsis: In its introduction to its New Active shooter training materials, the Illinois State Police note that...
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Day One at the ABA Occupational Safety and Health Law Committee Midwinter...
By Brent I. Clark, Patrick D. Joyce, Adam R. Young, and Daniel R. Birnbaum Seyfarth Synopsis: Seyfarth Shaw’s OSHA/MSHA group is at the ABA’s Occupational Safety and Health Law Committee Midwinter...
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By Brent I. Clark, Patrick D. Joyce, Ilana Morady, Adam R. Young, and Daniel R. Birnbaum Seyfarth Synopsis: Seyfarth Shaw’s OSHA/MSHA group is at the ABA’s Occupational Safety and Health Law Committee...
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Day Three at the ABA Occupational Safety and Health Law Committee Midwinter...
By Patrick D. Joyce, Ilana R. Morady, Adam R. Young, and Daniel R. Birnbaum Seyfarth Synopsis: Seyfarth Shaw’s OSHA/MSHA group is at the ABA’s Occupational Safety and Health Law Committee Midwinter...
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CDC Guidance on Workplace Violence in Retail Associated with COVID-19,...
By Brent I. Clark, Mark A. Lies, II, Adam R. Young, Patrick D. Joyce, and Craig B. Simonsen Seyfarth Synopsis: The CDC published guidance aimed at assisting retail and service companies in limiting...
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The White House Begins Its Review of OSHA’s Belated COVID-19 ETS, But is the...
By Scott Hecker On April 26, 2021, OSHA referred its COVID-19 emergency temporary standard (“ETS”) to the White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (“OIRA”). OIRA reviews agency...
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OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard Narrowly Focused on the Health Care...
By Brent I. Clark, James L. Curtis, Benjamin D. Briggs, Mark A. Lies, II. Adam R. Young, A. Scott Hecker, Ilana Morady, Patrick D. Joyce, Daniel R. Birnbaum, Matthew A. Sloan, and Craig B. Simonsen...
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OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard Published on June 21, 2021
By Brent I. Clark, James L. Curtis, Benjamin D. Briggs, Mark A. Lies, II. Adam R. Young, A. Scott Hecker, Ilana Morady, Patrick D. Joyce, Daniel R. Birnbaum, Matthew A. Sloan, and Craig B. Simonsen...
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OSHA Healthcare COVID-19 Rule Takes Priority over Heat Illness, Workplace...
By Adam R. Young, A. Scott Hecker, Patrick D. Joyce, Brent I. Clark, James L. Curtis, and Craig B. Simonsen Seyfarth Synopsis: While completing the healthcare COVID-19 standard continues to be the...
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