Clik here to view.
Producers excluded from COVID-19 emergency temporary standard
Stanley The Department of Labor released an emergency temporary standard this month targeting health care, but the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) reports that the standard does...
View ArticleClik here to view.
OSHA unveils new COVID-19 emergency temporary standard
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) issued a new emergency temporary standard to phase in COVID-19 vaccine mandates for companies with 100 or more employees. According to the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Supreme Court ruling blocks OSHA vaccine mandate
The U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Occupational Safety & Health Administration’s (OSHA) COVID-19 vaccine mandate in a Jan. 13 ruling, noting that although the virus is a risk that occurs in many...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Remembering Carin Burford: A template for a life well lived
Burford Our law firm lost a colleague this month who was in the prime of her life. Carin Burford, a shareholder in the Birmingham office of Ogletree Deakins, was a lawyer’s lawyer. She could do it all....
View ArticleClik here to view.
OSHA plans to conduct inspections related to heat
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) launched a program designed to protect workers from heat illnesses and injuries. Through a national emphasis program focused on heat-related...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Operating safely when there is no MSHA standard
Doran and Lopez With another ConExpo-Con/Agg in the books, it is once again evident that the mining industry continues to make tremendous technological strides. Aggregate operations are testing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Suzio addresses regulatory impacts on small businesses
Says Suzio York Hill’s Ric Suzio: “Small businesses thrive on predictability. Frequent, automatic changes hinder their ability to strategically plan.” Photo: NSSGA Ric Suzio, vice president at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Is heat illness regulation on the horizon?
Lopez Doran As heat records continue to be broken around the country, mine operators are having to direct more time and attention to protecting their personnel from the dangers of heat stress. This is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The results of MSHA’s recent performance review
Bill Doran Lopez The Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) received a performance review over the holiday season from the Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General (OIG). The...
View Article
