By James L. Curtis and Craig B. Simonsen

iStock_000060649530_MediumSeyfarth Synopsis: The National STEPS Network provides a working model of an industry wide employee onboarding and safety training program.

We attended the World Safety Organization International Environmental and Occupational Safety and Health Symposium this week. A Keynote address at the Symposium, presented by Rick L. Ingram of BP America and
Continue Reading National Organization for Onboarding and Training of New Employees Industry Wide in the Oil and Gas Industry Provides Example for Others

By Mark A. Lies, II and Adam R. Young

Seyfarth Synopsis: New OSHA final rule requires employer to submit data electronically, to be posted on the OSHA website.

On May 12, 2016 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration published the final rules requiring employers to submit injury and illness data electronically. 81 Fed. Reg. 29624.

OSHA will release
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By Erin Dougherty Foley and Craig B. Simonsen

pic.docxIn a recent “shinny” blog by Jesse Lawder, the U.S. DOL’s Chief of Staff (Acting), Office of Public Affairs, we are told – again – that an “open, transparent government is one of the hallmarks of democracy.” It seems, though, that the government is shining its lights on business interests.

Lawder’s purpose
Continue Reading DOL Online Enforcement Database Looks Closely at Industry and Corporate Trends