OSHA 30/30 with Manesh Rath
Keller and Heckman Partner Manesh Rath hosts OSHA 30/30, a webinar series that will cover OSHA issues for 30 minutes every 30 days. Mr. Rath is a trial and appellate attorney with experience in general commercial litigation, wage and hour and class action litigation, occupational safety and health (OSHA) law, labor law, and employment law.
Mark your calendars for OSHA 30/30 in 2021:
May 19
June 16
July 21
August 25
September 22
October 27
November 17
December 15
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Library of Past OSHA 30/30 Programs by Year
January 27, 2021 - A Conversation with Loren Sweatt, Head of OSHA 2017-2021
February 24, 2021 - State Guidance Applied in COVID-19 Lawsuits in Occupational Settings
March 24, 2021 - OSHA Proposed Revisions to the Hazard Communication Standard
April 21, 2021 - The Imminent Danger Clause Under the OSH Act (And Other COVID-19 News)
January 22, 2020 - Unpreventable Misconduct in Machine Guarding
February 19, 2020 - Affirmative Defense of Reliance on an Expert Contractor
March 18, 2020 - Coronavirus - OSHA Law and Employment Law Issues
April 22, 2020 - Coronavirus Law Update
May 20, 2020 - Coronavirus Law Update
June 17, 2020 - DC Circuit Order Upholding OSHA Decision to Not Issue Emergency Temporary Standard for Infectious Diseases
July 20, 2020 - Recent U.S. Court of Appeals Decision on PSM Standard Violations
August 19, 2020 - Review Commission ALJ Strikes Down Several Heat Stress Citation
September 23, 2020 - OSHA Issues First COVID-19 Citation Under General Duty Clause
October 21, 2020 - Conversation with Marc Freedman, the Vice President of Workplace Policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
November 18, 2020 - Recent Lawsuit Against OSHA Seeking Withheld Employee Interview Records
December 16, 2020 - OSHA Review Commission’s Decision Against an Unpreventable Employee Misconduct Defense
January 16, 2019 - OSHA's Revival of Its Site Specific Targeting Program
February 27, 2019 - OSHA's Recent Silica FAQs for General Industry
March 20, 2019 - Recent Commission Decision Addresses Workplace Violence Using General Duty Clause
April 24, 2019 - Recent Commission Decision: Heat Stress Hazard and Abatement Under the General Duty Clause
May 22, 2019 - Recent Review Commission Decision Clarifying Coverage of OSHA's Process Safety Management Standard
June 19, 2019 - Recent Criminal Prosecutions of OSH Act Violations
July 17, 2019 - OSHA's Lockout/Tagout Standard Request for Information
August 21, 2019 - Recent ALJ Decision Addressing Employer Enforcement of Safety Rules, Safety Training and Employee Discipline
September 18, 2019 - ALJ Evaluates Employer Role in Relying on Outside Expert Review under General Duty Clause
October 23, 2019 - A Look Inside the OSHRC with Chairman James J. Sullivan Jr.
November 20, 2019 - When is a Parent Company an "Employer" Under OSH Act and Workers' Compensation Laws
December 18, 2019 - Recent Decision Applying Employer's Duty of Good Faith When Contesting OSHA Citations
January 24, 2018 - The D.C. Circuit's Ruling on OSHA's Silica Rule
February 21, 2018 - Recent Federal Court Decision on Imputing Supervisor Knowledge to Employer
March 21, 2018 - Federal Court Review of OSHA's Three-Year Look Back Policy
April 25, 2018 - Recent Federal Court Decision Holding General Contractor Responsible for Subcontractor's Actions
May 30, 2018 - Three Updates on OSHA’s “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses” Rule
June 20, 2018 - Recent Review Commission Decision On The "Employee Exposure" Element
July 25, 2018 - Recent Review Commission Default Judgments
August 22, 2018 - Recent Review Commission Decision Highlighting "Lack of Control" Defense
September 26, 2018 - OSHA's Recent Guidance on the Silica Standard for the Construction Industry
October 24, 2018 - Recent Review Commission Decision on "Repeat Violations" and Post-Violation Compliance Efforts
November 28, 2018 - Recent Court Decision on OSHA's Inspection Authority
December 19, 2018 - Commission Decision Limits Scope of Section 6(a) Standards
January 25, 2017 - OSHA's Final Rule on Walking-Working Surfaces and Fall Protection for General Industry
February 22, 2017 - The D.C. Circuit Decision On The PSM Retail Exemption
March 22, 2017 - The Fate of the 180 Day Enforcement Limit
April 26, 2017 - Recent Criminal Prosecutions under the OSH Act
May 24, 2017 - Secretary Acosta's Confirmation Hearing: Implications For OSHA Enforcement
June 28, 2017 - How an Employer Forfeited Their Right to Appeal an OSHA Citation
July 26, 2017 - Recent Decision in Liability on Multi-Employer Worksites
August 23, 2017 - Proving "Reasonable Diligence" under the General Duty Clause
September 27, 2017 - Recent Review Commission Decision Outlining Elements of Proof for OSHA Citation
October 25, 2017 - Forthcoming Deadline for Improved Tracking Rule (Electronic Recordkeeping)
November 29, 2017 - Potential Shift in OSHA Enforcement of Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
December 20, 2017 - Application of Greater Hazard and Infeasibility Defenses in Recent Review Commission Case
January 20, 2016 - OSHA’s New Construction Confined Space Standard
February 17, 2016 - OSHA’s Demands For Enterprise-Wide Abatement Based On Single Site Inspections
March 30, 2016 - Crystalline Silica
April 27, 2016 - Court Vacates OSHA Citation For Lack Of Fair Notice Of Agency Interpretation
May 17, 2016 - OSHA's Final Rule For Reporting Workplace Injuries and Illnesses
June 22, 2016 - Recent Developments in OSHA Criminal Enforcement Practices
July 20, 2016 - OSHA Launches Pilot Severe Violators Enforcement Program For Whistleblower Claims
August 17, 2016 - Failure to Document Procedures for Verifying De-energization Under Lockout Tagout Standard
September 21, 2016 - Final Rules Published For Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order
October 26, 2016 - Proposed Rule To Revise The Lockout/Tagout Standard
November 16, 2016 - A Federal Court's Recent Review Of An OSHA Warrant To Inspect
December 7, 2016 - Federal Court Declines to Enjoin Enforcement of the New Anti-Discrimination Provisions in OSHA’S Injury and Illness Recordkeeping Rule
January 21, 2015 - OSHRC Decision Establishing OSHA’s Burden For Showing Employer Knowledge In Instances of Supervisor’s Non-Compliant Actions
February 25, 2015 - OSHA’s Recent Interpretations Of Its Injury and Illness Recordkeeping Rule
March 25, 2015 - The Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order
April 22, 2015 - OSHA's Request for Information on Communications Tower Safety
May 20, 2015 - OSHA’S Recent Clarification Memo on its Investigative Standard for Conducting Whistleblower Investigations
June 24, 2015 - OSHA Enforcement Relating to Combustible Dust
July 22, 2015 - OSHA’s Proposed Modernization of the PSM Standard
August 26, 2015 - OSHA's Proposed Rule on Maintenance of Injury and Illness Records
September 16, 2015 - OSHA's Recent Enforcement Guidance on Joint Employers
October 21, 2015 - Court Struck OSHA Attempt To Expand Machine Guarding Standard
November 18, 2015 - OSHA's Newly Issued Draft Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines
December 16, 2015 - Applying The General Duty Clause to Workplace Violence
January 15, 2014 - OSHA Inspection of Whistleblower Complaints Based Primarily on Termination Following A Safety Complaint
March 26, 2014 - OSHA's Evolving Interpretation of the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) Revision to the Hazard Communication Standard
April 30, 2014 - OSHA Citation for Contractor's Alleged Failure to Exchange Lockout/Tagout Information with Host Employer Heard by U.S. Court of Appeals
May 21, 2014 - U.S. Department of Labor Filed Suit Against Employer Alleging Retaliatory Discipline After Reporting Injuries
June 25, 2014 - Critical Problems with OSHA's Single Deadline For Performing the Hazard Determination and Updating Safety Data Sheets and Labels Under HazCom 2012
July 23, 2014 - The OSHA Review Commission Issued A Critical Decision On Whether OSHA Must Present A Reasonable Likelihood Of Contamination When Enforcing The Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
August 20, 2014 - OSHA's Use Of The General Duty Clause to Address a Hazard Covered by an OSHA Standard that OSHA Deems Inadequate (e.g., Permissible Exposure Limits)
September 24, 2014 - OSHA’s Final Rule for Reporting Severe Injuries and Other Changes to the Recordkeeping Rule
October 22, 2014 - Case Before the U.S. Supreme Court Examining the Authority of an Agency to Reverse its Own Interpretations
November 19, 2014 - How the FMLA's Privacy Rule Affects OSHA's Recordkeeping Requirements
December 17, 2014 - Evidence of Employer’s Constructive Knowledge
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