OSHA announced that solar panel installation contractor Marc Jones Construction LLC, operating as Sunpro Solar, is facing $160,913 in penalties for a repeat violation of the fall protection standard, along with other violations.

On November 29, OSHA announced it had cited 2 Rhode Island contractors for cave-in hazards at the site of a Warwick, Rhode Island, sewer line excavation. The agency is seeking proposed penalties from the two employers of over $75,000.

OSHA has extended the comment period for its November 5 COVID-19 vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard (ETS). Written comments on any aspect of the ETS, which had been due December 6, now must be submitted by January 19, 2022.

On November 23, attorneys for the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) asked a federal appeals court to lift judicial restrictions on an OSHA emergency temporary standard (ETS) requiring employers with 100 or more employees to implement a program of COVID-19 vaccination or regular testing and face coverings to protect unvaccinated workers.

December 03, 2021 (Final Rule) - OSHA has extended the period for submitting public comments by 45 days to allow stakeholders interested in the COVID-19 vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard (ETS) additional time to review the ETS and collect information and data necessary for comment.