On June 21, OSHA issued a new Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring labs, hospitals and other providers to take extensive measures to protect frontline workers against risk of COVID-19 … [Read more...]
Compliance Alert
OSHA Orders Inspectors to Use the Hammer to Enforce New COVID-19 Protocols
September 2, 2021
EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE
OSHA Updates Guidance to Track the Latest CDC Mask Recommendations
August 17, 2021
By Mike O’Brien The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has updated its COVID-19 workplace safety guidance entitled, Protecting Workers: Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing … [Read more...]
Compliance Alert
OSHA Orders Inspectors to Use the Hammer to Enforce New COVID-19 Protocols
August 10, 2021
On June 21, OSHA issued a new Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring labs, hospitals and other providers to take extensive measures to protect frontline workers against risk of COVID-19 … [Read more...]
TOOL
Tool: Model COVID-19 Workplace Hazard Assessment Policy
June 30, 2021
Among other things, the new OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requires labs and other covered employers to conduct a workplace hazard assessment to identify COVID-19 hazards. Here’s a Model … [Read more...]
Compliance Alert
Take 15 Steps to Comply with New OSHA Emergency Health Care Worker Protection Requirements
June 28, 2021
During the Trump administration, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) came under heavy criticism for not doing enough to protect health care and other essential workers … [Read more...]
Lab Safety
The Three Laws of Sharps Safety
May 23, 2021
By Dan Scungio In Isaac Asimov’s writings about science, he created “the three laws,” a set of rules designed by humans that robots must follow in that fictional society. Robots cannot harm human … [Read more...]
Lab Safety
FDA Reverses Course on Lab Worker Re-Use of N95 Masks
May 10, 2021
For decades, the N95 filtered mask has been a vital piece of personal protective equipment for lab, hospital and other frontline medical workers. But for months, shortages of that precious item which … [Read more...]
Lab Safety
Statistics Suggest OSHA Has Been Lax in Enforcing Workplace COVID-19 Safety
February 7, 2021
As COVID-19 cases surge, going to work has become a risky proposition, especially for employees of labs, hospitals and other health care facilities. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration … [Read more...]
Enforcement Trends: Has OSHA Done Enough to Enforce COVID-19 Workplace Safety Rules?
February 4, 2021
Even after the election and swearing in of the new President, federal government response to the COVID-19 pandemic remains a politically charged issue. One bone of contention involves whether OSHA has … [Read more...]
EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE
The Workplace in 2020: Political Talk, COVID-19 Violence, Executive Order
October 19, 2020
By Mike O’Brien bio Don’t forget labor relations rules when employees talk politics at work During this month’s contentious election season—with a highly polarized American electorate—many employers … [Read more...]
