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.
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Library of Past OSHA 30/30 Programs by Year
January 15, 2025 - Judge Vacated Machine Guarding and Lockout Citations Against Food Producer
February 19, 2025 - Judge Vacated OSHA Citation After Finding Employer's Safety Program Sufficient
March 19, 2025 - North Carolina ALJ Dismissed 27 Citation Items After NC OSH Destroyed Evidence
June 18, 2025 - ALJ Vacates Citations After Finding Workers Were Independent Contractors Applied
July 16, 2025 - Contractor’s Testimony Ruled Insufficient to Rebut Alleged Excavation Violations
January 24, 2024 - Judge Vacates Lockout Tagout Citation, Finding No Employee Exposure
February 28, 2024 - OSHA Released New Guidance on the PSM Standard. How Could This Affect You?
March 27, 2024 - Criminal Liability for Individual Executives Following OSHA Inspection
April 24, 2024 - OSHA ‘Walkaround Rule’: What it Means for Your Work Site
May 22, 2024 - Rogue Supervisor Defense Fails at Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
June 26, 2024 - Brand New HazCom Standard: Everything You Need to Know
July 24, 2024 - OSHA’s Proposed Heat Stress Standard: How it Impacts Your Worksite
December 11, 2024 - Employer Failed to Satisfy Requirements for Properly Contesting OSHA Citation
January 25, 2023 - Review Commission Remanded Judge's Opinion On Multi-Employer Worksite Doctrine
March 22, 2023 - OSHA Fails to Enforce Heat Stress Citation Under General Duty Clause Requirements
May 17, 2023 - OSHA Proposes to Grant Itself Greater Enforcement Powers
July 19, 2023 - Judge Refused to Credit Employer Evidence of Unpreventable Employee Misconduct
November 15, 2023 - Judge Vacates Six Citations, Crediting Defense in Multi-Employer Case
December 13, 2023 - NLRB and OSHA Enter Pact to Share Resources and Increase Enforcement
January 19, 2022 - Supreme Court Rules on OSHA COVID-19 ETS: What Happens Next?
February 16, 2022 - Is OSHA Using the General Duty Clause to Cite Employers for COVID-19?
March 16, 2022 - Fourth Circuit Considers Higher Standard for Unpreventable Misconduct Defense
April 20, 2022 - Review Commission Overturns ALJ on Basis of Actual Knowledge and Reasonable Care
May 25, 2022 - Heat Stress - Update on OSHA Rulemaking and Enforcement
June 15, 2022 - Review Commission Vacated Lockout Citation Based on Employer Enforcement and Supervision of Work Rules
July 20, 2022 - Review Commission Reverses ALJ Decision Twice Based on Employer Knowledge
August 17, 2022 - Review Commission Affirms General Duty Clause Citation after Judicial Error
September 21, 2022 - Recent OSHA Actions in Whistleblower Retaliation Enforcement
October 19, 2022 - Second Circuit Ruling Has Critical Implications for All Warehouse, Distribution and Transportation Operations
November 16, 2022 - OSHA Citation Vacated on the Grounds That Cited Entity Was Not an Employer
December 21, 2022 - Landmark Case on OSHA "Single Employer" Test to be Decided in 3rd Circuit
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)
May 19, 2021 - Recent ALJ Decision Evaluated Whether Employer Was Liable For Exposing Employees To Workplace Violence
June 16, 2021 - Review Commission Evaluates OSHA Citation on Basis of “Normal Operations” Element
July 21, 2021 - Is an Employer’s Knowledge a Necessary Element in Fall Protection Compliance?
August 25, 2021 - Recent State Court Criminal Sentencing of Construction Company Owner
September 22, 2021 - New Test for OSHA Retaliation Claims
October 27, 2021 - Recent Review Commission Decision Considered Standard For Willful Violations
*Special Webinar: OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard
November 17, 2021 - 100th Episode: A Conversation with Amanda Laihow, the Current Commissioner with the Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission
December 15, 2021 - Reasonable Foreseeability Under the General Duty Clause
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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