Category Archives: Occupational Safety

Your Rights Concerning OSHA

Originally posted 2009-02-18 10:00:00. Republished by Blog Post PromoterAn OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) or VOSH (the Virginia equivalent) inspection can be stressful. Knowing what to do during an inspection can go a long way to relieving this stress. Check out this SlideShare Presentation regarding a contractor’s rights when the Safety Inspector shows up…

The Changing Landscape of OSHA Enforcement and Penalty Calculations

Originally posted 2011-03-04 10:00:00. Republished by Blog Post PromoterFor this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Construction Law Musings, we welcome Josh Johnson.  Josh is a friend and a litigation attorney at Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore, LLP in Roanoke, Virginia.  He practices in several areas, including construction law.  Josh graduated from the University of…

My Client Was Cited by Virginia Occupational Safety and Health

For this week’s Guest Post Friday we welcome, Anna E. Jolly, JD, CHMM.  Anna is a partner in the consulting firm, Circle Safety and Health Consultants, LLC.  Anna has been an OHS professional for over 30 years and is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia.  She is also a member of the…

Virginia Occupational Safety Conference Reflections

Originally posted 2010-06-07 09:00:19. Republished by Blog Post PromoterLast week, I spoke at the 15th Annual Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (“VOSH”) Conference.  I always enjoy speaking at these events because I always learn something.  This year I spoke on the topic of record keeping and how to handle a VOSH or OSHA inspection (you…

OSHA/VOSH Roundup

In an unusual flurry of occupational safety related activity, the Virginia courts decided two cases in the last week relating to either the review of occupational safety regulations themselves or their enforcement. In Nat’l College of Business & Technology Inc. v. Davenport (.pdf), the Virginia Court of Appeals considered what constitutes a “serious” violation of…

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