OSHA Law Update A Hazard Communication

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Regardless of size or sector, all employers face challenges protecting the safety and health of their employees. Compliance with OSHA’s numerous federal and state occupational safety and health standards and regulations can be a daunting task, especially in today’s heightened regulatory environment.

Epstein Becker Green’s OSHA attorneys are here to help. We have extensive, hands-on experience in all aspects of OSHA law at both the federal and state level, and can provide the full range of occupational safety and health law services to a diverse range of clients throughout the United States.

Because we are one of the nation’s preeminent labor and employment law firms, at the same time we provide counsel focused on specific safety and health matters, our clients can be confident that we will also identify and address any “big picture” implications of their OSHA issues.

Our Attorneys Know OSHA: Types of Matters That We Can Help With

  • Accidents and Catastrophes
    • Grain Engulfment Accidents
    • Major Construction Accidents
    • Manufacturing Accidents
    • Chemical and Petroleum Refining Fires, Explosions, and Other Accidents
  • Multi-Agency Investigations (OSHA, CSB, EPA, MSHA, ATF, NTSB, etc.)
  • Process Safety Management Citations
  • Employee/Union Complaints
  • Wall–to–Wall Inspections
  • Recordkeeping Violations
  • General Duty Clause Violations
  • Inspections Under OSHA’s Numerous National and Local Emphasis Programs
  • Citations Issued Under OSHA’s Multiemployer Enforcement Policy
  • Issues Related to OSHA’s Severe Violators Enforcement Policy
  • Efforts to Achieve OSHA VPP Status
  • Egregious and Substantial Enforcement Cases
  • Citations Characterized as “Willful” or “Repeated”
  • OSHA State Plan Inspections
  • M&A Deal Due Diligence Issues Involving Safety and Health
  • Representation of Employers and Industry Organizations in OSHA Rulemaking Proceedings

About Epstein Becker Green

Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., founded in 1973, is a national law firm with approximately 300 lawyers practicing in 11 offices, in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, New York, Newark, San Francisco, Stamford, and Washington, D.C. The Firm is uncompromising in its pursuit of legal excellence and client service in its areas of practice: Health Care and Life SciencesLabor and EmploymentLitigationCorporate Services, and Employee Benefits.

Epstein Becker Green was founded to serve the health care industry and has been at the forefront of health care legal developments since 1973. The Firm is also proud to be a trusted advisor to clients in the financial services and hospitality industries, among others, representing entities from startups to Fortune 100 companies. Our commitment to these practices and industries reflects the founders’ belief in focused proficiency paired with seasoned experience. For more information, visit www.ebglaw.com.