To kickstart the development or update of your 2025 Safety Program, begin by reviewing OSHA’s “Top 10” most frequently cited safety violations. The 2024 list is provided below. Discuss these issues with your team and assess how they might affect your operations. Non-compliance with OSHA regulations can result in substantial fines (examples listed below), so it’s crucial to audit your … Read More → The post Safety Violations: OSHA’s Top 10 appeared first on Jack L. Hayes Internat...| Jack L. Hayes International, Inc.
Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) is a useful tool for ensuring process safety in high-risk industries like chemical manufacturing, oil and gas and petroleum refining. By using data, mathematical models and structured analysis, it has the ability to identify potential hazards, quantify their likelihood and evaluates their consequences to prevent accidents and ensure safer operations and ... Read more| www.thepetrosolutions.com
Process Safety Management (PSM) is a system used to stop major accidents in industries that deal with dangerous materials. It focuses on being prepared, managing risks early and making the whole system stronger. PSM brings together people, engineering practices and industrial processes to avoid both small injuries and big disasters. Events like Bhopal, Piper Alpha ... Read more| www.thepetrosolutions.com
Introduction OSHA duty officers around the country routinely field complaints from employees and labor unions alleging workplaces are understaffed and| Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog
Seyfarth Synopsis: Oregon OSHA institutes program for comprehensive follow-up inspections based on an employer’s violation history, which necessitates employer care during inspections and negotiation of settlements. Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed Senate Bill 592 into law in 2023, requiring Oregon OSHA to increase penalties and implement a program for follow-up inspections for significant citations. In... Continue Reading|
Seyfarth Synopsis: On Thursday, June 5, 2025, OSHA Nominee David Keeling testified that he plans to adopt a more cooperative, proactive approach and pursue a new workplace violence regulation. As we previously blogged, on February 11, 2025, President Trump nominated David Keeling as Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA, pending Senate confirmation. In the first... Continue Reading|
Thermocouple sensors are indispensable for process safety, offering a robust, versatile way to monitor temperatures in demanding environments. They deliver| www.thepetrosolutions.com
On May 13, 2025, Cal/OSHA released a new discussion draft of its proposed regulation on Workplace Violence Prevention in General Industry. This latest version updates the July 15, 2024 draft we previously blogged about, and reflects stakeholder input gathered through the advisory committee process. Key Proposed Revisions Confronting Suspected Criminals One of the most significant... Continue Reading|
The final day of the ABA Workplace and Occupational Safety and Health Law Committee Midwinter Meeting began with a panel discussion on mental health, behavioral issues, and workplace violence. Many employers and practitioners have observed state plans making significant efforts to develop and implement workplace violence prevention plans. For example, California’s prevention plan requirements for... Continue Reading|
Seyfarth Synopsis: This week we are attending the ABA Occupational Safety and Health Law Meeting in Rancho Mirage, California. The meeting includes representatives from management, labor, and safety professionals, some who previously worked in government. We are attending the ABA Occupational Safety and Health Law Meeting this week in Rancho Mirage, California. On Thursday, March... Continue Reading|
Seyfarth Synopsis: This week we are attending the ABA Occupational Safety and Health Law Meeting in Rancho Mirage, California. The meeting includes| Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog
Seyfarth Synopsis: On February 11, 2025, President Trump nominated David Keeling as Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA, pending Senate confirmation.| Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog
OSHA enforces almost 1,000 standards and tens of thousands of individual regulations related to General Industry, Construction, Maritime, and other| Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog