as illustrated by hazardous waste workers’ personal protective equipment. Where no regulations exist for a given industry or workplace, OSHA mandates that the employer has a duty to provide a workplace without known
If an employee reports to the Workplace less than once every seven days, the employer must ensure that the employee is tested for COVID-19 within seven days of returning to the Workplace and the employee must provide documentation of that test to its employer. Employees who work exclusively ...
You can provide this certificate to your employer when applying for jobs where OSHA mandates training requirements (such as in construction). This way, they’ll know that you’re qualified before hiring you! If necessary for future employment or promotion opportunities with other companies, keep c...
Since the Sixth Circuit’s decision to dissolve the stay, OSHA announced that it will not be issuing citations for noncompliance with the ETS requirements until January 10 and the testing requirements will not be enforced until February 9 with the caveat that the employer must make good faith ...
Upgrading existing ladders with equipment to comply with new fall protection mandates should be a priority for employers, but they must confirm adherence to OSHA’s ladder design specifications as well. If retrofitting must occur, it is likely to be more cost-effective for building owners to perfo...
Taking a course does not guarantee you will be able to safely and legally perform your job duties unless you take the correct course. For example, if you need training in shipping internationally, training for ground shipments will not suffice. Your employer should be able to tell you what ...
With respect to any additional document requests, an employer has the right to (and should) request that the requests be put in writing and all be directed to a single management representative. This management representative should be the same person to provide the records to the CSHO. This ...
“going to be difficult to enforce.” OSHA, he says, likely will rely less on its own inspectors uncovering violations and more on complaints from insiders — workers who grow “frustrated either with the employer for not implementing it or with fellow employees who are not following...
These standards change often, so it is the employer's job to stay current. OSHA Recordkeeping Requirements for Injuries and Illnesses Employers must keep records of work-related injuries and illnesses. These records help spot workplace hazards. They also track injury and illness trends. The rules...
These measures are recommendations, not mandates. However, coupled withPennsylvania’s order for workplace safety measures, many of these recommendations must be implemented in food processing workplaces operating in Pennsylvania. In addition, in the case of litigation involving food processors, strictly...