MSHA Compliance

Report From Final Day of the 2025 ABA OSHA/MSHA Law Conference

By Jacob J. Roes, Daniel R. Birnbaum, Brent Clark, James L. Curtis, Patrick Joyce & Ilana R. Morady on March 7, 2025

Posted in MSHA Compliance, MSHA Enforcement, OSHA Compliance, OSHA Enforcement

The final day of the ABA Workplace and Occupational Safety and Health Law Committee Midwinter Meeting began with a panel discussion on mental health, behavioral issues, and workplace violence. Many employers and practitioners have observed state plans making significant efforts to develop and implement workplace violence prevention plans. For example, California’s prevention plan requirements for general industry went into effect…

Report From Day 2 of The 2025 ABA OSHA/MSHA Law Conference

By Jacob J. Roes, Daniel R. Birnbaum, Brent Clark, James L. Curtis, Patrick Joyce & Ilana R. Morady on March 6, 2025

Posted in MSHA Compliance, MSHA Enforcement, OSHA Compliance, OSHA Enforcement

Seyfarth Synopsis: This week we are attending the ABA Occupational Safety and Health Law Meeting in Rancho Mirage, California. The meeting includes representatives from management, labor, and safety professionals, some who previously worked in government.

We are attending the ABA Occupational Safety and Health Law Meeting this week in Rancho Mirage, California. On Thursday, March 6, the conference focused on…

Report From Day 1 of The 2025 ABA OSHA/MSHA Law Conference

By Jacob J. Roes, Daniel R. Birnbaum, Brent Clark, James L. Curtis, Ilana R. Morady & Patrick Joyce on March 5, 2025

Posted in MSHA Compliance, MSHA Enforcement, OSHA Compliance, OSHA Enforcement

Seyfarth Synopsis: This week we are attending the ABA Occupational Safety and Health Law Meeting in Rancho Mirage, California. The meeting includes representatives from management, labor, and safety professionals, some who previously worked in government.

Tuesday, March 4

We are attending the ABA Occupational Safety and Health Law Meeting this week in Rancho Mirage, California. On Tuesday, March 4, the…

Report From Final Day of The 2024 ABA OSHA/MSHA Law Conference

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on March 8, 2024

Posted in Cannabis, MSHA Compliance, MSHA Enforcement, OSHA Compliance, OSHA Enforcement

By Brent I. Clark, James L. Curtis, Patrick D. Joyce, A. Scott Hecker, Daniel R. Birnbaum, Melissa A. Ortega and Taylor Iaculla

Seyfarth Synopsis: This week we are attending the ABA Occupational Safety and Health Law Meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The meeting includes representatives from the U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Review…

Report From Day 2 of The 2024 ABA OSHA/MSHA Law Conference

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on March 7, 2024

Posted in MSHA Compliance, MSHA Enforcement, OSHA Compliance, OSHA Enforcement

By Brent I. Clark, James L. Curtis, Patrick D. Joyce, A. Scott Hecker, Daniel R. Birnbaum, Melissa A. Ortega and Taylor Iaculla

Report From Day 1 of The 2024 ABA OSHA/MSHA Law Conference

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on March 6, 2024

Posted in MSHA Compliance, MSHA Enforcement, OSHA Compliance, OSHA Enforcement

By Brent I. Clark, James L. Curtis, Patrick D. Joyce, A. Scott Hecker, Daniel R. Birnbaum, Melissa A. Ortega and Taylor Iaculla

Mining Accidents Lead to ‘Troubling’ 31% Increase in Worker Deaths

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on November 9, 2023

Posted in MSHA Compliance, MSHA Enforcement, Workplace Policies and Processes

By A. Scott Hecker, Adam R. Young, and Craig B. Simonsen

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Mine Safety and Health Administration “remains troubled by the fact that our impact inspections continue to discover the same hazards we’ve identified as root causes for fatal accidents and that we know can cause serious occupational illnesses,” says MSHA Assistant Secretary Chris Williamson.

The federal…

Report From the Final Day of The 2023 ABA OSHA/MSHA Law Conference

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on March 10, 2023

Posted in MSHA Compliance, OSHA Compliance

By Brent I. Clark, Patrick D. Joyce, Adam R. Young, A. Scott Hecker, Daniel R. Birnbaum, and Melissa A. Ortega

Seyfarth Synopsis: This week we are attending the ABA Workplace and Occupational Safety and Health Law Committee Midwinter Meeting in San Diego, California. The meeting includes representatives from the U.S. Department of Labor, including…