By Brent I. Clark, James L. Curtis, Adam R. Young, A. Scott Hecker, Patrick D. Joyce, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: As we previously blogged, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to expand requirements for employers to submit OSHA forms via its Injury Tracking Application
Continue Reading OSHA Aims to Boost Injury Reporting Rule Compliance with its Injury Tracking Application Enforcement Program
By Meagan Newman
On July 16, 2012 the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and OSHA issued a Memorandum of Agreement to facilitate coordination between agencies regarding the enforcement of the Federal Railroad Safety Act’s whistleblower provision. The memorandum establishes procedures for the agencies to follow for handling whistleblower complaints and states that the agencies will jointly develop training to assist FRA
Continue Reading Recent Railroad Administration/OSHA Agreement and Whistleblower Orders Signal Heightened Scrutiny of Railroad Employers