The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is giving employers a bit of breathing room while the fight over mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations heads to the U.S. Supreme Court. OSHA acted after the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Dec. 17 lifted a stay on the vaccine rules, which affect businesses with at least 100 employees. …
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Politics aside, it’s the beginning of November 2021 and, if you’re a serious business owner, you have to ask yourself: Is your company ready for the coming COVID-19 workplace vaccination and testing mandates from OSHA? OSHA on Oct. 12 sent what’s known as its emergency temporary standard, or ETS, to the White House for final …
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Thinking of ignoring OSHA’s coming COVID-19 rules? You can, of course, and you might even get away with it, given OSHA’s generally overwhelmed state. But you could also easily get busted and there’ll be a penalty – a meaningfully large one. Companies that ignore the policy could face penalties of up to $14,000 for each …
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RFhe 7th Annual National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls, which was put on hold earlier this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, has now been scheduled for Sept. 14-18, 2020.
The news about COVID-19 is getting better and, in Colorado, as in other states, plans are underway on how best to reopen the state. If you’re a business owner, how do you go about preparing for that moment when the all-clear is sounded, what steps should you take to ensure you’re ready, that your workforce …
While U.S. employers need not panic about the coronavirus circling the world, this would be a good time to look at sick leave and remote work policies and remind employees of expectations.
Lack of sleep appears to be leaving construction workers at greater risk of injury. Researchers at Colorado State University have found that respondents suffering from insomnia experienced more “cognitive failures” at work compared to coworkers who were sleeping better.&
More than one-third of business owners with fewer than 500 employees say they are not yet prepared to manage the impact of legalized marijuana on the workplace.
Opioids in the workplace are a bigger problem than ever, destroying lives, not to mention productivity. Here’s what employers can do about it.
