Workplace Safety and Health News AlertOSHA Updates Industry Guidance and Enforcement Discretion Regarding N95 Mask UseApril 3, 2020 On April 3, 2020, OSHA issued updated guidance on the use of N95 masks as a result of shortages of these masks for Health Care Providers and other industry across the country. This guidance is meant as a supplement to N95 fit test guidance issued on March 14, 2020. The updated guidance provides overarching guidance for all industries that commonly use N95 masks as well as specified guidance for… Mining Industry Deemed Essential Critical WorkforceMarch 31, 2020 On Sunday March 29, 2020 the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) issued guidance on which workers that the Department considers part of the “Essential Critical Workforce” during the coronavirus. This list includes eighteen different areas of the workforce that the Department considers critical. These areas include:
Coronavirus/COVID-19 and Workplace SafetyMarch 26, 2020 Jackson Kelly remains committed to helping employers navigate this ever-evolving outbreak. This includes guidance for your business operations, as well as looking out for the well-being of your employees. These posts provide valuable information to help your business work through the pandemic. COVID-19 and Workplaces While our earlier post concerned what employers can do to promote a healthy and… Best Management Practices and COVID-19 Resources for Mine OperatorsMarch 26, 2020 As local, state, federal, and global agencies scramble to keep up with the constantly developing information regarding exposure to, and protection from, COVID-19, there are steps that mine operators can take to best protect their personnel and operations, as well as the public at large. Some of these steps are mandated by regulation while others are guidance issued by medical authorities or other… COVID-19 and WorkplacesMarch 23, 2020 “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” While our earlier post concerned what employers can do to promote a healthy and sanitary workplace to help fight the spread of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”), this post will discuss what an employer can do when one of its workers shows up to work displaying symptoms of COVID-19. With its high infectivity rate, this is becoming a more and more… COMING SOON: COVID-19 GUIDANCE REGARDING PART 46 AND PART 48 ANNUAL REFRESHER TRAININGMarch 20, 2020 For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC RESPONDING TO THE COVID-19/CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK: WHAT MINE OPERATORS NEED TO KNOWMarch 17, 2020 For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC The novel coronavirus, frequently referred to as “COVID-19,” has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (“WHO”). The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) has issued and continues to update its guidance on means and methods that the public should be employing… COMPLYING WITH OSHA AND COVID-19March 16, 2020 For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) had become a pandemic. Then, on March 13, 2020, President Trump declared a national emergency to help mobilize the response and streamline funding to assist in fighting the disease. To date, the… MSHA INCREASES CIVIL PENALTY AMOUNTS AND SETS NEW RULES FOR ELECTRONIC DETONATORS IN METAL/NONMETAL MINESJanuary 17, 2020 For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC Federal mine regulators started off 2020 with a few New Year’s Resolutions of their own. January was a busy month for the Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) in the Federal Register, the publication used by federal agencies to announce new or changing standards. This month, MSHA… COMMISSION CLARIFIES STANDARDS FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTSNovember 19, 2019 For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC The Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (“Commission”) handed down a decision on September 30, 2019, which served to clarify earlier rulings regarding how much independence the Secretary of Labor’s (“Secretary”) Solicitors have in crafting and offering settlement agreements for Mine… MSHA WORKPLACE EXAMINATION RULE: IT IS SO 2017!November 8, 2019 For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC After years of back and forth, stakeholder meetings, and anxiety over the requirements of 30 C.F.R. §§ 56/57.18002, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) is now gearing up for enforcement of the 2017 Final Rule commencing on or about December 30, 2019. The 2017 Final Rule is… MSHA ISSUES GUIDANCE LETTER ON UNDERGROUND REFUGE LOCATIONSAugust 19, 2019 For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC
On July 29, 2019, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) published a Program Policy Letter (“PPL”) and request for comments in the Federal Register. (84 Fed. Reg. 36623). It is important to note that this letter was intended as interpretive guidance to existing policy and not a… |
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