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Articles Tagged with ''OSHA enforcement''

OSHA enforcement

Alarming trend continues at Dollar General stores where 7 inspections again find willful violations

November 3, 2022

Less than one month after OSHA cited Dollar General Corp. with more than $1.6 million in penalties for putting its workers’ safety at risk, federal inspectors have issued citations for similar violations at stores in three states.


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OSHA proposes $145k in fines after worker suffers fatal injury at Chicago-area pizza manufacturer

February 10, 2022

An employee of a frozen-pizza manufacturer suffered a fatal injury while cleaning a machine on July 20, 2021. An inspection by the OSHA determined that Rich Products Corp.’s failure to implement energy control procedures – commonly known as lockout/tagout – exposed its third-shift sanitation workers to serious hazards.


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A look at OSHA enforcement in 2021 under the Biden administration

The start of a new year is a good time to look at current workplace policies and compliance
Jon schaefer
Jonathan H. Schaefer
January 6, 2022

During the Trump administration, some were critical of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for taking a too-relaxed approach to enforcement. The number of inspections and citations between 2016 and 2019 were lower than previous years, and OSHA was not always as vocal about its enforcement efforts.


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OSHA retaliation complaints rising – Have you checked your anti-retaliation program lately?

Jon schaefer
Jonathan H. Schaefer
October 14, 2021

Most workers in the United States are protected from retaliation for raising workplace health and safety concerns and for reporting work-related injuries or illnesses. While these protections have been in place for decades, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a record number of complaints from covered employees claiming retaliation by their employer. Since


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OSHA launches program to protect high-risk workers from coronavirus, focuses on employers that retaliate against workers with safety concerns

In response to President Biden's executive order on protecting worker health and safety, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched a national emphasis program focusing enforcement efforts on companies that put the largest number of workers at serious risk of contracting the coronavirus.
March 16, 2021

In response to President Biden's executive order on protecting worker health and safety, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched a national emphasis program focusing enforcement efforts on companies that put the largest number of workers at serious risk of contracting the coronavirus.


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Most employers hit with COVID-19 safety fines haven't paid, reports Reuters

February 18, 2021

Of the more than 300 employers who have accrued safety penalties during the coronavirus pandemic, only about one-third have paid, according to an investigation by Reuters.


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10 safety mistakes that can cost you a legal case

Breaking the chain of “substantial continuity” — Tenth Circuit clarifies test for repeat OSHA violations

Megan E. Baroni Christopher Y. Eddy Peter R. Knight
Jon schaefer
Jonathan H. Schaefer
February 10, 2021

As OSHA practitioners and environmental, health and safety professionals know, avoiding repeat citations is often a central issue when resolving an OSHA enforcement matter. OSHA policy instructs the agency to consider several factors when determining whether to characterize a citation as “repeat.” One of those factors involves a situation in which there has been a change in corporate structure or ownership between the initial and subsequent violations.


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OSHA reports $3,930,381 in coronavirus violations

November 12, 2020

Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic through Dec. 31, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued citations arising from 300 inspections for violations relating to coronavirus, resulting in proposed penalties totaling $3,930,381.


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OSHA announces $1,222,156 in coronavirus violations

October 21, 2020

Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic through Oct. 8, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited 85 establishments for violations relating to coronavirus, resulting in proposed penalties totaling $1,222,156.


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New Orleans sues Hard Rock Hotel developers over fatal collapse

September 2, 2020

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced that the city has filed suit against the property developers who were overseeing the construction of a Hard Rock hotel that collapsed last year and killed three workers, reports ABC News.


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