By James L. Curtis, Adam R. Young, Mark A. Lies, II, Ilana R. Morady, Patrick D. Joyce, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA intends to restore an Obama-era requirement that employers submit OSHA 300 logs and OSHA 301 reports electronically, ostensibly to improve the Agency’s data and to potentially target employers with injury
Continue Reading Reverse Course! OSHA Again to Require Employers to Electronically Submit OSHA 300 Logs and 301 Reports
By Brent I. Clark, James L. Curtis, Patrick D. Joyce, Adam R. Young, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: Establishments with 250 or more employees that are currently required to keep OSHA injury and illness records, and establishments with 20-249 employees that are classified in specific industries with historically high rates of occupational injuries and
Continue Reading OSHA Tweets Out a Reminder – Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses Form 300A for Calendar Year 2019 are Due March 2
By Brent I. Clark, Adam R. Young, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: According to several states that have sued the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in Federal Court, the Agency did not provide sufficient justification to rollback the electronic reporting rule for large employers. Complaint, State of New Jersey, et al., v. Acosta, No.
Continue Reading Six States Sue – Alleging that Trump Administration Electronic Reporting Rule is Unlawful
By Brent I. Clark, James L. Curtis, Benjamin D. Briggs, Matthew A. Sloan, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA has just been sued for removing the requirements for establishments with 250 or more employees to electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300 (Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses), and OSHA Form 301 (Injury and
Continue Reading On And On We Go – Coalition Groups Sue DOL for the Rollback Rule
By James L. Curtis, Benjamin D. Briggs, Brent I. Clark, Adam R. Young, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA has just issued its final rule that removes the requirement for establishments with 250 or more employees to electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300 (Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses), and OSHA Form 301
Continue Reading OSHA Issues New Rule that Companies are Not Required to Submit OSHA 300 and 301 Forms Electronically
By: Brent I. Clark, James L. Curtis, Kay R. Bonza, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has initiated a Site-Specific Targeting 2016 (SST-16) Program using the injury and illness information electronically submitted by employers to initiate OSHA inspections. OSHA Directive No. 18-01, CPL 02, effective October 16, 2018.
By Stephanie Christiansen-LaRocco and Craig B. Simonsen
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published for the first time a Directive on Inspection and Citation Guidance for Roadway and Highway Construction Work Zones (October 16, 2012, CPL 02-01-054). The Directive covers any construction activity on and near roadways or highways, such as “road, highway, sidewalk, or utility construction, where
By James L. Curtis, Meagan Newman, and Craig B. Simonsen
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has adopted a new directive, CPL 02-03-004 (September 12, 2012), to provide procedures for the processing of appeals filed under Section 11(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (Section 11(c)), and appeals filed under the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response
Continue Reading OSHA Adopts Procedures for Filing Whistleblower Appeals
By James L. Curtis and Craig B. Simonsen
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released a new Directive that is for training OSHA representatives in communicating investigation procedures with family members following a workplace fatality. Communicating OSHA Fatality Inspection Procedures to a Victim’s Family, CPL 02-00-153.
The Directive seeks to “ensures that OSHA representatives speak to the