Workplace Safety

New and Updated

• Type:

  Training

  Hazard Communication Standard - Supervisor Training

  The Hazard Communication briefing, which examines the law and best practices for complying with OSHA's hazard communication standard, has been updated to reflect the 2024 revisions to the standard.

• Type:

  Training

  Safety Data Sheets - Supervisor Training

  The Safety Data Sheets briefing, which details the purpose and requirements for safety data sheets (SDSs) for hazardous chemicals in the workplace, has been updated to reflect the 2024 revisions to OSHA’s hazard communication standard.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Drugs, Alcohol and Smoking: Minnesota

  Updated to reflect an amendment allowing oral fluid drug, alcohol and cannabis testing, effective October 1, 2024.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Workers' Compensation: Minnesota

  Updated to reflect an amendment related to the calculation of benefits for agricultural workers, effective October 1, 2024.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  HR and Workplace Safety: Washington

  Updated to reflect a rule permitting employees' voluntary use of personal protective equipment (PPE), effective October 1, 2024.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  HR and Workplace Safety: Arizona

  Updated to reflect an amendment regarding accompanying Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health (ADOSH) inspectors, effective September 14, 2024.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Washington Permits Voluntary Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Recovery/Cool-Down Periods for Outdoor Workers Handbook Statement: California

  Updated title, threshold, statement and guidance to address the Cal/OSHA Heat Illness Prevention for Outdoor Places of Employment standard.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Arizona Amends Occupational Safety and Health Inspection Law

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Employee Discipline: New Hampshire

  Updated to reflect law providing retaliation protections for volunteer emergency responder leave, effective August 13, 2024.