Originally posted 2010-10-01 09:00:36. For this week’s Guest Post Friday, Musings has the pleasure of welcoming Jan Thomas, President of Circle Safety & Health Consultants, LLC for her second Guest Post. Jan is an occupational safety and health professional with doctorate, over 30 years of experience at the federal, state and university levels, and professional […]
OSHA/VOSH Roundup
Originally posted 2015-08-03 09:00:14. 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 […]
Start the New Year Right for Safety
Originally posted 2017-09-29 09:00:07. As 2013 dawns, it is always a good time to reflect and refocus on some of the keys to keeping a well run construction business going. One of these keys is assuring that your company stays out of the cross hairs of the good folks at OSHA and VOSH. Keeping up […]
PSA: Virginia Repeals Its Permanent COVID-19 Safety Standard
In January of 2021, Virginia was one of the first states to adopt a permanent workplace safety standard setting out employer requirements for COVID safety. Later that same year, the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry updated the standard to make it less confusing and more easily complied with. Now, as of March 21, 2022, […]
When it Comes to COVID Emergency Regulations, Have a Plan
As I hope readers of this construction corner of the “blogosphere” know, Virginia adopted emergency COVID workplace regulations effective July 27, 2020, and with enforcement beginning at the end of September. Among the various items found in these regulations are general requirements for all employers, including among others, the requirement to self determine the employer’s […]