Tag: OSHA
Cal/OSHA’s New Budget Raises Questions About the Future of Enforcement
By Fred Walter Governor Newsom has announced his proposed budget for 2020-2021 and it has some good news and some bad for Cal/OSHA. Under the Governor’s proposal, Cal/OSHA’s overall budget will increase by $12,107,000, or just over 8% to $168,661,000. This will be split… Continue Reading “Cal/OSHA’s New Budget Raises Questions About the Future of Enforcement”
Conn Maciel Carey’s 2021 OSHA Webinar Series
As the Trump Administration hands over the keys to President-Elect Biden and a new Democratic Administration, OSHA’s enforcement and regulatory landscape is set to change in dramatic ways, from shifting enforcement priorities, budgets and policies, to efforts to reignite OSHA’s rulemaking apparatus. Following an… Continue Reading “Conn Maciel Carey’s 2021 OSHA Webinar Series”
[Bonus Webinar] Conversation with the Director of NIOSH about COVID-19 in the Workplace
On Monday, December 21, 2020 at 1 p.m. ET, join Kate McMahon, a Partner in Conn Maciel Carey’s national OSHA Practice, and special guest Dr. John Howard, the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), for a one-on-one Q&A event regarding… Continue Reading “[Bonus Webinar] Conversation with the Director of NIOSH about COVID-19 in the Workplace”
Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard Approved and Immediately Effective
By Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force Earlier today, we shared an update about Cal/OSHA’s fast-moving rulemaking for an emergency COVID-19 prevention rule, along with a detailed summary of how we got here, as well as an outline of what the California rule will require. We… Continue Reading “Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard Approved and Immediately Effective”
Coalition to Comment on Cal/OSHA’s Emergency COVID-19 Rulemaking
By Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force On September 17, 2020, the Standards Board voted to grant a Petition filed by the worker advocacy group WorkSafe to promulgate a general industry emergency COVID-19 regulation. This emergency temporary standard will almost certainly be followed by the development of a… Continue Reading “Coalition to Comment on Cal/OSHA’s Emergency COVID-19 Rulemaking”
Update on Cal/OSHA’s Wildfire Smoke Rule
By Andrew Sommer and Fred Walter In May of this year, Conn Maciel Carey’s OSHA Practice submitted comments to the Cal/OSH Standards Board on behalf of the Wildfire Smoke Rule Industry Coalition about the agency’s effort to make permanent what had been Emergency Temporary Standard to protect workers from the respiratory… Continue Reading “Update on Cal/OSHA’s Wildfire Smoke Rule”
Conn Maciel Carey Expands OSHA Practice by Addition of Legendary Cal/OSHA Specialist Attorney Fred Walter
Conn Maciel Carey is pleased to announce the addition to its national Workplace Safety Practice of renowned Cal/OSHA attorney Fred Walter. Mr. Walter has spent more than 35 years working with employers to defend OSHA and Cal/OSHA citations, as well as developing and auditing safety programs to answer… Continue Reading “Conn Maciel Carey Expands OSHA Practice by Addition of Legendary Cal/OSHA Specialist Attorney Fred Walter”
How Employers Should Respond to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak
By Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force The 2019 Novel Coronavirus (“2019-nCoV” or “coronavirus”) is a respiratory illness that, with its spread to the United States, is raising important issues for employers. This guide explains the outbreak, the legal implications of it, and how employers should be… Continue Reading “How Employers Should Respond to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak”
REMINDER: February 1, 2020 Deadline to Prepare, Certify, & Post OSHA 300A Annual Summaries of Work-Related Injuries: 5 Common Mistakes Employers Make
By Lindsay A. DiSalvo, Dan C. Deacon, and Eric J. Conn This is your yearly reminder about the important February 1st deadline to prepare, certify and post your OSHA 300A Annual Summary of workplace injuries and illnesses, for all U.S. employers, except those with ten or fewer employees… Continue Reading “REMINDER: February 1, 2020 Deadline to Prepare, Certify, & Post OSHA 300A Annual Summaries of Work-Related Injuries: 5 Common Mistakes Employers Make”
2019 Update on OSHA’s E-Recordkeeping and Significant Injury Reporting Rules [Webinar Recording]
On February 12, 2019 Lindsay DiSalvo and Dan Deacon from Conn Maciel Carey LLP’s national OSHA Practice presented a webinar regarding: “Updates About OSHA’s E-Recordkeeping and Significant Injury Reporting Rules.“ OSHA’s controversial E-Recordkeeping Rule has been challenged and criticized by stakeholders since its inception, and finally, in January 2019, the Trump Administration… Continue Reading “2019 Update on OSHA’s E-Recordkeeping and Significant Injury Reporting Rules [Webinar Recording]”
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