OSHA
OSHA Enforcement Inspection Guidance for Tree Care and Tree Removal Operations
Date: August 16, 2021Category: Author:
OSHA recently issued a memorandum updating its enforcement guidance for compliance safety and health officers (CSHOs) when inspecting tree care and removal operations. The memorandum highlights some of the hazards faced by workers engaged in tree care and tree removal operations and the OSHA standards that apply to those hazards. It also includes situations where […]
California Repetitive Motion Injury Program
Date: July 26, 2021Category: Author:
California’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) requires covered employers to develop a program that is designed to minimize repetitive motion injuries (RMIs). The program applies to jobs, processes, and operations where RMIs have occurred to more than one employee under the following conditions: Work-related causation: RMIs are predominantly caused (greater than 50%) by a […]
Employer OSHA Liabilities for Remote Workers
Date: January 11, 2021Category: Author:
Encouraging remote work has become a new normal for a variety of reasons. Whether it is to reduce costs of operating a physical place of business, address pandemic reasons or allow employees to have a better work-life balance, more and more workers are working from home. However, many organizations are not aware of how the […]
Determining Whether a COVID-19 Case Is Work-Related
Date: December 30, 2020Category: Author:
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has created massive change and concern for employers and employees across the world. Even as businesses reopen and employees return to their new normal, the risk of becoming exposed to and ill with COVID-19 is still present. When an employee reports they have COVID-19, employers are faced with the difficult task […]