Viri Huerta

A progress report has been released on the ongoing Mining Health, Safety and Prevention Review, conducted by Ontario’s Chief Prevention Officer (CPO). The review was established to provide safety recommendations that mining industry employers must take note of. The review process will: assess current and emerging occupational health and safety issues in the mining sector Read more

Under the Delaware Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, S.B. 212, employers are required to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with limitations due to pregnancy, childbirth, or a related condition. Accommodations may include: Additional equipment for sitting, More frequent or longer breaks, Periodic rest, Assistance with manual labor, Job restructuring, Light-duty assignments, Modified work schedules, Temporary transfers Read more

In the next six months, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will be encouraging stakeholders such as businesses to provide information that could help reduce hazardous chemical exposures in the workplace. OSHA’s current permissible exposure limits (PELs) for chemicals has not been updated since their adoption in 1971 due to the long process to Read more