Last week, OSHA began a potential rulemaking process to expand what some might consider exceptions to the 2016 silica rule in construction. Here’s what we know… On July 29th, OSHA submitted to the ...

Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA has developed a new Regional Emphasis Program (REP) to identify and reduce hazards in the cut stone and stone products industry, which OSHA alleges to have the highest ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published new worksite inspection guidelines for its staff regarding enforcement of the respirable crystalline silica standard, which at ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has launched an initiative focused on enhancing enforcement and providing compliance assistance to protect workers in the engineered stone ...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is requesting information and comment on Table 1 of the agency’s Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard for ...

Brayton Purcell LLP has submitted a detailed letter to the United States Congress and the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board outlining the severity, scope, and causes of the ...

In 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its final rule on silica dust exposure. The goal of the rule was to prevent and eliminate lung cancer and various lung and ...

From 1997 to 2002 OSHA vowed to cut silica exposure by 15 percent - instead it increased by 300 percent, according to OSHA data. Agency officials believe better targeting may explain these results.

The Department of Labor's workplace safety agency is getting ready to take new action to reduce workers' exposure to dangerous silica dust that can irreparably damage the lungs. But the agency's new ...