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OSHA: Healthcare Facility Inspection is Main Priority During COVID-19

April 16, 2020

OSHA said it will prioritize work site inspections of healthcare facilities over other "essential" businesses that remain open during the coronavirus outbreak.

OSHA Raises Workplace Safety Penalties

January 22, 2020

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has raised its civil penalties for 2020 by approximately 1.8 percent.

OSHA Reveals Top 10 Violations for 2019

September 19, 2019

The National Safety Council and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced the preliminary Top 10 most frequently cited workplace safety violations for fiscal year 2019.

OSHA Reports Increase in Fatal Occupational Injuries

December 20, 2017

The Bureau of Labor Statistics' Census of 2016 Fatal Occupational Injuries reports there were 5,190 workplace fatalities in 2016, a seven percent increase from 2015.

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OSHA Contemplates Workplace Violence Standard for Healthcare, Social Assistance Workers

December 15, 2016

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published a Request for Information (RFI) as to whether a standard should be developed to address workplace violence in the healthcare and social assistance sectors.

OSHA Considers Federal Healthcare Workplace Violence Standard

December 11, 2016

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is considering a federal standard to prevent workplace violence in healthcare.

Nurses’ Union Asks OSHA for Violence Standard

August 22, 2016

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration should put in place a workplace violence prevention standard, National Nurses United (NNU) said in a petition.

OSHA Issues Tools to Help Prevent Workplace Violence in Healthcare

December 2, 2015

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration launched a new webpage to provide employers and workers with strategies and tools for preventing workplace violence in healthcare.

Cal-OSHA Proposes Regulations to Prevent Workplace Violence

November 7, 2015

The California Department of Occupational Safety and Health has proposed new regulations that aim to prevent workplace violence in the healthcare industry.