Courtney M. MalveauxBlog Posts
OSHA’s Heat Standard Likely to Affect Indoor Manufacturing FacilitiesThis past spring, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced its intention to implement a new heat illness standard that will apply to indoor environments. The agency said it has manufacturing facilities in mind, as the rule targets “indoor workers without climate-controlled environments.” To read this article in its entirety, please click here.… Continue ReadingJuly 15, 2021 |
OSHA’s Updated Guidance for COVID-19 in WorkplacesWhen the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rolled out its COVID-19 Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard on June 10, 2021, it also issued its updated Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in non-healthcare workplaces. Read more about this new guidance here. Continue ReadingJuly 1, 2021 |
OSHA Standard Changes That Will Impact ConstructionThe U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) regulatory agenda for spring 2021 lists regulations the agency will focus on for the next six months, including 26 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, six of which are in the final rule stage and the rest are in the proposed or pre-rule stage. Many of them will directly affect...… Continue ReadingJune 30, 2021 |
OSHA’s Updated Guidance for COVID-19 in WorkplacesWhen the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rolled out its COVID-19 Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard on June 10, 2021, it also issued its updated Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in non-healthcare workplaces. To read the article in its entirety, please click here. Continue Reading…June 30, 2021 |
OSHA’s Updated Guidance for COVID-19 in WorkplacesWhen the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rolled out its COVID-19 Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard on June 10, 2021, it also issued its updated Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in non-healthcare workplaces. To read the article in its entirety, please click here.… Continue ReadingJune 30, 2021 |
OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard Effective, With Enforcement DelaysAfter releasing an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for COVID-19 for healthcare employers on June 10, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced that it is publishing the ETS in the Federal Register on June 21, 2021. To read the article in its entirety, please click here. Continue Reading…June 21, 2021 |
OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard Effective, With Enforcement DelaysAfter releasing an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for COVID-19 for healthcare employers on June 10, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced that it is publishing the ETS in the Federal Register on June 21, 2021. To read the article in its entirety, please click here.… Continue ReadingJune 21, 2021 |
OSHA Promulgates Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19 for Healthcare EmployersFifteen months after the COVID-19 pandemic began, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has promulgated an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for healthcare employers. OSHA has published voluntary guidance for other industries. To read this article in full, please click here. Continue Reading…June 10, 2021 |
OSHA Promulgates Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19 for Healthcare EmployersFifteen months after the COVID-19 pandemic began, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has promulgated an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for healthcare employers. OSHA has published voluntary guidance for other industries. To read this article in full, please click here.… Continue ReadingJune 10, 2021 |
Despite Relaxed CDC COVID-19 Guidance, No Relaxing of Rules (Yet) in California, VirginiaThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has offered new COVID-19 guidance indicating that fully vaccinated individuals no longer need to wear masks or maintain physical distance from others in most settings. However, questions about employers’ compliance obligations and general duty expectations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) remain. For example,... Continue Reading…May 27, 2021 |