Tag: OSHA

OSHA Board Approves Relaxed COVID Rules for Workplace Mask-Wearing

June 17, 2021
CaliforniaCalifornia Gov. Gavin NewsomCOVID-19EMPLOYEESLocal NewsmasksOccupational Health and SafetyOrange CountyOSHApandemicRegional-Local NewsSouthern CaliforniaUSworkersworkforce
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LOS ANGELES—Fully-vaccinated people will be able to ditch face masks in most workplace situations under relaxed COVID-19 rules approved June 17 by a state regulatory panel and immediately put into effect through an executive order from Gov. Gavin Newsom. The workplace rules approved by the Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) Standards Board mostly align with…

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OSHA Suspends Requirement That Employers Report Vaccine-related Injuries

May 31, 2021
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In order to encourage American workers to get vaccinated, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has suspended the legal requirement for employers to report work-related injuries resulting from vaccinations aimed at combating the CCP virus that causes the disease COVID-19. This suspension of the law by OSHA does not change the fact that employers…

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Montana Man Pleads Guilty for Lying Over Explosion Incident That Killed a Marine Veteran

March 12, 2021
Crime and IncidentsMontanaOSHAUSveteran
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A Montana man pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to lying about the cause of an explosion that killed a Marine veteran, a Justice Department press release said. Stephen Todd Reisinger, 50, pleaded guilty to felony obstruction in an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) investigation, the press release said. A 28-year-old employee named Dustin…

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