Presentations made at the 2015 Midwinter Meeting of the Occupational Safety and Health Law Committee. Papers will open in new windows.
OSHA Primer
Steven Fine, Randy Rabinowitz, and Kimberly Robinson
Shelley Dufford
Remarks from the Solicitor of Labor's Office
Melissa Bailey, Susan Harthill, and Ann Rosenthal
Key Issues in Enforcement
Tressi Cordaro, Thomas Galassi, Eric Hobbs, and Eric Frumin
The Fair Pay and Safe Workplace Executive Order
The Fair Pay and Safe Workplace Executive Order
Donald Elisburg, Lafe Solomon, Anthony C. Scalice, and Mary Vogel
State and Local Initiatives to Advance Safety and Health in Public Procurement
Mary Vogel
The Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order: A Solution In Search of a Problem?
Anthony C. Scalice
Procurement – Public Work Contracts – Contractor Occupational Safety and Two Health Requirements
Fact Sheet (web link)
The Potential Ebola Pandemic: What Are the Legal Considerations?
Kenneth D. Kleinman, Jordan Barab, Lisa Baum, John J. Coleman, III, and Dr. Gregory R. Wagner
Protecting the Caregivers: On the Frontline of Treating EVD Patients in the U.S.
Lisa Baum
Remarks by the Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA
Dr. David Michaels
The NLRB’s, OSHA’s and Other Federal Agencies’ March toward Joint Employer Liability: Exploring Recent Trends and Issues Affecting Staffing Agencies and Temporary Workers
Jonathan Snare, David Michaels, Stephen C. Dwyer, Orlando Pannocchia, and Katherine Roberson-Young
Policy Background Memo (web link)
Some press releases and citations:
- January 26 [Region 4 News Release] -2015 - OSHA finds welders unaware of toxic, explosive fumes when blast kills temporary worker, critically injures another.
- December 31 [Region 1 News Release] -2014 - New Hampshire company faces $230,400 in OSHA fines for exposing employees to fall, crushing, noise and other hazards.
- July 09 [Region 4 News Release] - 2014 - US Department of Labor OSHA cites Sterilite Corp. and staffing agency for exposing full-time and temporary workers to unsafe conditions.
- June 30 [Region 6 News Release] -2014 - San Antonio fruit processor and staffing agency cited by US Department of Labor's OSHA for exposing temporary workers to serious hazards.
Issues of Practice and Procedures Before the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Administrative Law Judges
Ronald W. Taylor, Hon. Covette Rooney, Valerie Butera, Madeleine Le, and Randy Rabinowitz
OSHA Enforcement in the Construction Industry, including the Issue of Communication Tower-Related Fatalities
Orlando Pannocchia, Angela Donaldson, Caryn Halifax, James Maddux, and John F. Martin
Angela Donaldson
OSHA: Communication Tower Fatalities – Employer Perspective
John F. Martin
Process Safety Management: What Is the Future of the Standard?
Gregory Dillard, Jordan Barab, Eric Frumin, David C. Kurland, and Peter Vassalo
Correspondence from the Chemical Safety Board | Background Timeline
Eric Frumin
California Refinery PSM Regulation
David Kurland
Comments from OSHRC and FMSHRC
Eric Hobbs, Hon. Patrick K. Nakamura, and Hon. Thomasina Rogers
Court of Appeals Decisions in FMSHRC Cases 2014-2015
Significant FMSHRC Decisions – Feb. 2014-Jan. 2015
How Are Various States Addressing Workplace Violence?
Jason S. Mills, Elliott Furst, Nancy Guyott, and Patrick Singh
2013-2014 Significant Decisions
James J. Sullivan, Jr., Liz Nadeau, Ann Rosenthal, and Amanda R. Strainis-Walker
Issues of Ethics, Professionalism and Civility in OSHA/MSHA Practice
George Salem, Hon. Robert Lesnick, and Hon. Covette Rooney
Issues of Ethics and Professionalism
Hon. Robert Lesnick
Survey of ALJs About Effectively Moving Cases to Resolution
Hot Topics in Mine Safety: Proposed Part 100 Penalty Changes, New Proximity Regulations and the First Pattern of Violations Decisions
Mark E. Heath, Mary Cobb, Avi Meyerstein, and Arthur Traynor
MSHA’s Pattern of Violations Rule – In Use and In Court
Avi Meyerstein
The “Modernization” of 11(c) and OSHA’s Recordkeeping Regulation and the Impact on Retaliation Claims
Andrew J. Rolfes, Eric Frumin, Shontell Powell, and Emily A. Spieler
FY 2010 – FY 2015 Federal OSHA Inspection Data and Trends
Thomas Galassi