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OSHA Compliance Enforcement Under President Biden

FDR Safety

Expect a return to counting inspections based on complexity and novelty. Expect more inspections of employee hospitalizations, amputations, and eye loss reports. Expect an increase in inspections that result in large penalties. Expect an increase in inspections that result in large penalties.

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Surviving an OSHA Inspection

Safety Services Company

Each year OSHA conducts around 50,000 workplace inspections. While the odds of a workplace being inspected are less than 1 percent, it is vital for business owners to understand how to navigate the four steps of an inspection. Step 2 the Inspection. Step 1 Opening Conference.

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OSHA pushing to protect whistleblowers

FDR Safety

Also make clear that, by law, no employee will be retaliated or discriminated against for reporting injuries or illnesses or making safety complaints. An increase in the number of OSHA retaliation complaints. . Clearly spell out the company’s disciplinary policy for safety infractions.

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Cochise County, Arizona, May Mandate Building Codes

Natural Building

He writes, “Cochise County offers a Building Inspection Opt-Out , which we are taking advantage of, but they are trying to change this, so a # of us folks are working hard to maintain this option. I got an email this morning from Clay Greathouse who is beginning to build an earthbag house for his family in Cochise County, Arizona.

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More Than Half of Buyers Now Put Down 20% or More

Pro Builder

Buyers hoping to distinguish themselves amongst a pool of bidders are increasingly putting down more cash and waiving inspection and appraisal contingencies, according to data from the National Association of Realtors. According to REALTORS®, sellers are wary of the appraisal and inspection process. cbroderick. Thu, 06/24/2021 - 10:53.

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What Are the Legal Safeguards for Getting Back to Work?

Pro Builder

A discrimination claim could be more likely if an employee with the coronavirus charges that he or she felt stigmatized upon returning to work. Don’t Forget OSHA Inspections. That being said, OSHA hasn't been carrying out extensive inspections in relation to COVID-19, Travers says, though that practice could change.

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#67:  Paying Your Subcontractor's Employees

NH Construction Law

But even on private projects written subcontracts can reserve the right to inspect subcontractor payroll records. (Davis Bacon requirements are yet another instance in which “[t]he prime contractor shall be responsible for the compliance by any subcontractor,” 29 C.F.R. § § 5.5(a)(6).)