Welcome to 2020! As always, we at the Manufacturing Law Blog are starting the year with our annual forecasts of hot topics. We start the series with our Environmental, Health & Safety outlook.
PFAS
We highlighted per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, as a hot topic in last year’s 2019 outlook post, saying, “If you…
In August 2015, OSHA updated its National Emphasis Program (NEP) on Amputations. Based on a review of data from general industry as well as targeted industries, OSHA determined that workplace amputations were being underreported. OSHA updated the NEP on Amputations to target all workplaces with machinery or equipment capable of causing amputations.
OSHA defines…
I just read a great article in the May 2014 IndustryWeek magazine entitled “Safety in the Supply Chain: No Easy Fix.” [note: if you are not a subscriber to IndustryWeek magazine, you can sign up for free]. The article, which was written by Jill Jusko, focuses primarily on the challenges faced by global brands…
