A Louisiana-based oil and gas drilling specialty contractor is asking the D.C. Circuit to vacate an OSHA citation stemming from a 2022 accident where a pipe ruptured at a gas well in South Texas, arguing that an accident, by itself, is not enough to establish a violation of the General Duty Clause.
A three-judge panel of the 6th Circuit during Dec. 11 oral argument grappled with how to resolve a paper company’s challenge to OSHA enforcement citations where there are apparent deficiencies with the administrative law judge (ALJ) decision on appeal but potential limits on how the court can address them.
A three-judge panel of the 6th Circuit during Dec. 11 oral argument grappled with how to resolve a paper company’s challenge to OSHA enforcement citations where there are apparent deficiencies with the administrative law judge (ALJ) decision on appeal but potential limits on how the court can address them.
OSHA is touting its use of “letters of interpretation” over the past year as a way “to ensure the consistent and transparent application of federal workplace safety and health standards,” saying the “letters provide clear explanations that support compliance and training requirements, helping to keep America’s workers safe and healthy.”
The labor union representing correctional officers at a federal prison in Illinois is pointing to OSHA’s recent citation of the facility for its failure to ensure employees are not inadvertently exposed to lethal drugs when opening mail, in order to highlight what it says is a potentially fatal risk at similar facilities nationwide.
A pair of Texas produce groups is renewing an industry effort to have federal courts declare that Congress violated the nondelegation doctrine when it authorized OSHA to issue whatever workplace safety standards it deems “reasonably necessary or appropriate,” with a legal strategy that is likely to increase the chances of a Supreme Court ruling.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has announced plans to revise the Biden-era silica rule, drawing cautious optimism from industry groups that are challenging the rule in court that the changes could resolve their issues, although the groups say MSHA has not yet provided any details to be certain.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has announced plans to revise the Biden-era silica rule, drawing cautious optimism from industry groups that are challenging the rule in court that the changes could resolve their issues, although the groups say MSHA has not yet provided any details to be certain.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has announced plans to revise the Biden-era silica rule, drawing cautious optimism from industry groups that are challenging the rule in court that the changes could resolve their issues, although the groups say MSHA has not yet provided any details to be certain.
EPA is proposing a revised occupational exposure value (OEV) for formaldehyde that shifts the focus from a chronic exposure scenario to one that aims to protect against acute effects as well as other long-term effects, such as cancer, although the revised OEV is still more stringent than OSHA’s 1992 permissible exposure limit (PEL).