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Tag Archives: osha combustible dust requirements
The Care and Feeding Of Counsel
My Las Vegas partner, Mark Ricciardi, recently posted the Fourth Part of his Blog on “Ten Reasons to Find a New Labor Employment Attorney.” I respect Mark’s opinions because he maintains some of our most enthusiastic clients. Over the next … Continue reading
Posted in acqusition and mergers, combustible dust, concerted protected activity, construction, discipline and discharge, EEOC, employer benefit plans, employer policies, food processing, government contracting, government inspections, harassment, hospitality, litigation, managing legal matters, manufacturing, NLRB, OSHA, plant openings and closures, plastics, retail, social media, union organizing, unions, wage hour, workplace violence
Tagged concerted protected activity, CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS, effective lawyers, employer policies, employment attorney, fast food restaurants, management labor attorney, managing lawyers, nlrb and social media, osha combustible dust requirements, OSHA Inspections, reducing legal fees, retail workers, union organizing, wage hour
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OSHA’s Latest Regulatory Agenda Suggests Few New Regulations In 2013
OSHA tardily published its Fall Regulatory Agenda on December 21. The Administration did not even publish the Spring Agenda, and commentators for management and labor have described the dates as bearing little relationship with temporal reality as we know it. … Continue reading
Posted in combustible dust, construction, food processing, government inspections, manufacturing, OSHA, plastics, retail
Tagged 2013, employee safety, employer benefit plans, employer policies, I2P2, I2P2 still at pre rule stage, osha and safety incentives, osha combustible dust requirements, osha fall 2012 regulatory agenda, OSHA Inspections, osha making regulations by directive, safety programs
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OSHA Can Now Connect the Dots and Track Your Company’s Inspection Trends
OSHA has long been hampered by its difficulty in coordinating between different Federal Area Offices and State Plans. Inspections at companies or construction contractors with many locations tend to be viewed one work site at a time, other than for … Continue reading
Free Webinar Making Predictions About Federal Agencies in 2013
While there remains some lingering uncertainty, the recent elections did lend some clarity to an evolving regulatory landscape. Now that the dust has settled, what can we expect from a second term for the current Administration? And with additional gridlock … Continue reading
Posted in aging workforce, concerted protected activity, construction, cultural changes, discipline and discharge, EEOC, employer benefit plans, employer policies, food processing, harassment, hospitality, manufacturing, NLRB, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, plastics, recruiting, retail, social media, Uncategorized, unions
Tagged 2013, accomodating injured workers, ADA, concerted protected activity, CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS, discrimination claims, EEOC, employer policies, nlrb and social media, osha combustible dust requirements, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010
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Employers Still Misunderstand or Underestimate Their Combustible Dust Risks
Those of you who know me well are aware that I have worked with hundreds of plants in their combustible dust compliance efforts and have been involved with a number of explosion/deflagration fatalities, including the catastrophic explosion at the Imperial … Continue reading
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