Health and Safety Law Report
What can employers do to avoid OSHA citations and keep employees safe? Attorneys Abbie White and Doug Jenks address employers' concerns regarding health and safety law. The hosts seek to provide information (in non-legal language) regarding jobsite health and safety. If you are looking for legalese, this podcast is probably not for you. But if you want some help navigating the health and safety regulatory environment, then please tune in.
Episodes
38 episodes
Heat Miser vs Cold Miser! OSHA on Heat Stress and Cold Stress
Happy Holidays from the Health and Safety Law Report! Join Abbie White and Doug Jenks as they report on that status of OSHA's proposed heat injury and illness prevention standard. Will it ever go live? And while they are at it...
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19:50
Independent Contractor or Employee? Better Get it Straight!
Every person you pay for some service is either your employee or a contractor. And guess what? The factors that determine the nature of the relationship are not as clear as most people think. And worse, the factors change from...
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26:06
Feel the Burn: OSHA's Proposed Heat Illness Prevention Standard is Here (And so is our summer music playlist)
It is here. OSHA has published its proposed standard on heat illness prevention. Join Abbie and Doug as they review the proposed standard, including its surprises and mysteries. But wait! There's more. Its ...
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36:06
Prison for OSHA Citations?!
Who knew that employers and even employees can go to jail for OSHA violations? It's both true and terrifying. Tune in to this edition of the Health and Safety Law Report to learn how to stay out of OSHA jail. Abbie also provid...
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The Heat is On! OSHA is Closer than Ever to a Heat Illness Prevention Standard
OSHA is inching closer to adopting a standard for heat illness prevention. In this smokin' hot episode of the Health and Safety Law Report, your intrepid hosts discuss the likely contents of the new standard, and also talk about what OSHA...
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OSHA's Great Data Dump of '24
Alert! OSHA has released injury and illness data collected under the 2023 “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses” regulation. This data dump doesn’t just include 300A summary data - it includes individual illness and ...
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Eclipse Watch Party at Work? You May Need a Liability Waiver and Music Playlist!
The Eclipse is coming! Are you having a watch party at work? What will you listen to? Every party has to have a music playlist, right? Who better to create and curate that playlist than the Health and Safety Law Report?&...
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Eclipse 2024! Employers Beware When the Sun Goes Out !
Alert! The sun will go dark mid-afternoon on April 8 for millions of Americans from Texas to Maine, and every place in between. That means your outdoor worksite will be plunged into total and complete darkness. And your employ...
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Reporting Hospitalizations to OSHA: It's Like Calling the Cops on Yourself
The OSHA standards require employers to contact OSHA when an employee is admitted to the hospital for treatment due to a work injury. Thats like calling the police on yourself. So employers should be sure to do so only when re...
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Happy Holidays! Now Get Ready for OSHA's New Electronic Reporting Requirement!
Happy Holidays from the Health & Safety Law Report! In this year's Christmas Special, Abbie and Doug discuss OSHA's new electronic reporting requirement. Better get ready. Electronic reports are due by March 2, 2024 for ma...
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25:32
Legal Recreational Weed and Work: What's an Employer to Do?
Dude.... Don't get high at work! Recently, Ohio joined many other states by legalizing recreational marijuana. In this episode of the Health & Safety Law Report, Abbie, Doug, and their guest Amy Mitchell discuss the employ...
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Road Rage and OSHA: Must Employers Protect Employees from Random Acts of Violence?
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, violence is the third leading cause of workplace death in the United States. As you might expect, OSHA is paying attention. In this episode of the Health & Safety Law Report, Abbie an...
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How are Lawyers, Plumbers, and Cabbies Alike? They'll guide you and fix messy situations.
When and how should an employer work with an attorney? Not all legal issues require lawyers, but many do. And when such an issue arises, what is the best way to make the most of that partnership? Tune in to this exciting episo...
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Summer's Here and the Time is Right for Working in the Heat
It's an invitation across the nation, a chance for folks to meet. Following a brief hiatus, Abbie and Doug return to the airwaves to tell you about early summer important developments in health and safety law:OSHA recently beg...
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31:06
This Episode Won’t Put You to Sleep! Our best tips for documenting, recording, and reporting Work Injuries.
Prepare to be amazed! In this installment of the H&SLR, Abbie and Doug discuss challenges and risks employers face when recording work injuries. The trick is to document the employee's reported work injury, but don't make statem...
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18:51
Brave New Year! NFL and OSHA, Higher OSHA Penalties, OSHA Reporting, and Rust
Happy New Year! Join Abbie and Doug in this action packed and exciting episode of the Health & Safety Law Report to ring in the new year. Abbie and Doug cover a variety of important and interesting topics for employers including...
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28:33
'Tis the Season to Review OSHA's Most Cited Standards for 2022
On the 1st Day of Christmas, OSHA cited me......'Tis the season to review OSHA's top 10 most cited standards for 2022. Join Abbie and Doug on this exciting and festive holiday romp through the OSHA top 10. Learn what standards OSHA ...
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27:17
OSHA at the Gate: What to do When OSHA Shows Up to Your Construction Site?
In this Episode, Abbie and Doug turn their attention to OSHA inspections at constructions sites. In the prior episode, 21, Abbie and Doug discussed OSHA inspections for general industry. But those inspections can be very diffe...
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OSHA at the Gate: What to do When OSHA Shows Up?
In this exciting and captivating episode of the Health and Safety Law Report, Abbie and Doug talk about OSHA inspections. What happens during an inspection? What do the OSHA compliance officers do and what are they looking for? ...
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27:54
Lights, Camera, OSHA? Safety in Film and TV Production
Alec Baldwin recently accidentally shot and killed a crew member while on set for a film, Rust. How could that happen? In this episode Abbie and Doug explore the safety hazards found on the sets of television and film productions li...
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31:25
Ding Dong the ETS is Dead. Or at Least Withdrawn....
OSHA has withdrawn the Emergency Temporary Standard requiring many employers to ensure that their employees are vaccinated or test negative for Covid every week. While this is significant news, employers must take proactive and effective ...
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8:53
STILL WAITING TO EXHALE: THE SUPREME COURT STAYS (BUT DOES NOT STRIKE DOWN) OSHA’S COVID-19 ETS
In this episode, Abbie flies solo and brings you a quick update on the status of OSHA’s Covid-19 ETS. Contrary to what you are hearing in the news, the Supreme Court did not “block” or “strike down” the ETS. Enforcement has merely b...
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Oh Canada! Oh Covid! Oh Come All Ye Faithful!
Happy Holidays from the Health and Safety Law Report. In this episode, No. 16 or so, Abbie and Doug report that the new OSHA emergency temporary standard is now in effect. Unless enforcement is delayed again, employers with 100 or m...
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37:22
Adjudicatory Flux! Federal Vaccine Mandates on Hold (for now....)
The Federal vaccine mandates are on the ropes! Federal courts across the country have at least temporarily halted the implementation of the Federal contractor, OSHA, and CMS vaccine mandates. Tune in for a quick status report on the...
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17:07
The New OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard on Covid: On Your Mark, Get Set, and . . . Wait for the Litigation!
The New OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard on Covid is out. In this Episode, Abbie and Doug talk about the requirements and deadlines in the new ETS, and then also discuss the prospects that the ETS will survive legal challenges.An...
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