Employment laws can be confusing and downright scary.
They don’t have to be. As a public service, from now until my special Halloween webinar Answers to the World’s Scariest Employment Law Questions, I’ll be tackling each major law one by one to give you what you REALLY need to know. By the end, you’ll have handy one-page cheat sheets for each and every law and your terror level will be reduced to zero.
Today’s Topic: OSHA.
Here is basically everything you need to know about the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OSHA) in one handy post.
Who’s covered?
The majority of private employers.
What’s the purpose of the Act?
To ensure that every employee works in a safe and healthy environment.
What are its requirements on employers?
What types of hazards does OSHA regulate?
Does an employer have specific obligations with regard to serious accidents?
Yes. Employers must notify OSHA within eight (8) hours of learning of any workplace accident resulting in the death of at least one employee or the hospitalization of three or more employees.
What are the potential penalties?
Top OSHA tips
For additional questions, go to www.osha.gov
Stay tuned for more. Tomorrow we’ll de-scare-ify the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA).
This was originally published on Manpower Group’s Employment Blawg.
