OSHA’s recent publication of its Guide to Restroom Access for Transgender Workers (“Guide”) further forged OSHA’s foray into the spotlight of the hotly prolific LBGT rights discussion. The Guide, which aims to assure that employers provide a safe and healthful working environment for all employees, underscores the principle that “all employees should have access to restrooms that correspond to their gender identity,” according to Dr. David Michaels, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
Under OSHA’s Sanitation Standard (1910.141), employers are required…
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According to a recently issued OSHA memorandum, over twenty years’ worth of statistics show that upstream oil and gas production operations are plagued by fatalities at a rate five to eight times greater than the national average. Based on these alarming statistics, OSHA implemented a new policy under its Severe Violator Enforcement Program (“SVEP”) captured by Instruction CPL 02-00-149 Section XI, which endeavors to curb industry fatalities. The memorandum concerning this new SVEP Section was quietly issued to field officials and attorneys at a recent…
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- D.C. Circuit Court upholds OSHA’s position in SeaWorld case.
- Real estate development and management company fined more than $2.3 million for knowingly exposing workers to asbestos and lead at NY work site.
- Railway ordered to pay $352,000 in back wages, compensatory damages, and punitive damages for terminating injured conductor who reported workplace injury.
- Final rule published to improve workplace safety and health for workers performing electric power generation, transmission and distribution work.
- OSHA urges employers to prevent texting while driving and refers employers to
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