Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)

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Hament, John M. Roger Kaplan

Hament, John M.

Roger Kaplan

Roger S. Kaplan is a Partner in the Long Island office of Jackson Lewis LLP. He has represented clients and appeared before executive departments and administrative agencies, such as the United States Department of Labor (Occupational Safety and Health Administration), the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. On behalf of a client association, he participated in negotiations with OSHA's national office concerning implementation of a crane safety standard. He also has appeared before many federal and state courts, including the United States Supreme Court. As leader of the Drug Testing and Substance Abuse Management Practice Group, Mr. Kaplan has worked with many employers to help assure that their drug and abuse testing policies and procedures comply with the state and federal laws and to develop effective testing strategies. Mr. Kaplan also is active in the Firm's OSHA practice.

Table of contents

VOLUME 1



CHAPTER 1 Preface to the Occupational Safety and Health Act


CHAPTER 2 Legislative History


CHAPTER 3 OSHA Jurisdiction Over Employers


CHAPTER 4 Employer Defenses To OSHA Enforcement


CHAPTER 5 What to Expect from an OSHA Inspection


CHAPTER 6 The General Regulations



VOLUME 2



CHAPTER 7 Mining Standards


CHAPTER 8 Public Contract Act Standards


CHAPTER 9 Longshore Safety Standards


CHAPTER 10 Construction Regulations Generally


CHAPTER 10A Occupational Health and Environmental Controls Relating to Construction


CHAPTER 10B Construction Regulations Relating to Personal Protective Equipment


CHAPTER 10C Construction Regulations Relating to Fire Protection and Prevention


CHAPTER 10D Construction Regulations Relating to Signs, Signals and Barricades


CHAPTER 10E Construction Regulations Governing Materials Handling, Storage, Use and Disposal


CHAPTER 10F Construction Regulations Relating to Tools--Hand and Power


CHAPTER 10G Construction Regulations Relating to Welding and Cutting


CHAPTER 10H Construction Regulations Relating to Electricity and Power Transmission


CHAPTER 10I Construction Regulations Relating to Scaffolding, Fall Protection, and Stairways and Ladders


CHAPTER 10J Construction Regulations Relating to Cranes and Derricks


CHAPTER 10K Construction Regulations Relating to Motor Vehicles, Mechanized Equipment and Marine Operations



VOLUME 3



CHAPTER 10L Construction Regulations Relating to Excavations, Trenching and Shoring


CHAPTER 10M Regulations Governing Concrete and Masonry Construction


CHAPTER 10N Construction Regulations Relating to Steel Erection


CHAPTER 10O Regulations Governing Underground Construction, Caissons, Cofferdams and Compressed Air


CHAPTER 10P Regulations Governing Demolition and Blasting


CHAPTER 10Q Construction Regulations Relating to Rollover Protection Structures; Overhead Protection


CHAPTER 10R Construction Regulations Relating to Commercial Diving


CHAPTER 10S Construction Regulations Relating to Toxic and Hazardous Substances


CHAPTER 11 OSHA Enforcement


CHAPTER 12 The Use of OSHA in Private Litigation


CHAPTER 13 Miscellaneous Provisions


CHAPTER 14 Employee Discrimination


CHAPTER 15 Record-Keeping and Reporting Requirements


CHAPTER 16 Regulation of Chemicals


CHAPTER 17 The Bloodborne Pathogens Standard


CHAPTER 18 Ergonomics Program Standard


CHAPTER 19 Indoor Air Quality


CHAPTER 20 Attorneys' Fees


CHAPTER 21-29 RESERVED


CHAPTER 30 State OSHA Programs and OSHA-Type State Laws



VOLUME 4



The appendices listed in Volume 4 correspond with the chapters found in Volumes 1 and 2.


Appendix 5: OSHA Response to Significant Events of Potentially Catastrophic Consequence


Appendix 5.1: Inspections, Citations And Proposed Penalties


Appendix 6: The General Regulations


Appendix 10A: Occupational Health and Environmental Controls Relating to Construction


Appendix 10I: Construction Regulations Relating to Scaffolding, Fall Protection, and Stairways and Ladders


Appendix 10N: Steel Erection


Appendix 11: Occupational Safety and Health Act and OSHAC Rules of Procedure


Appendix 12: OSHA in Private Litigation


Appendix 13: RESERVED


Appendix 14: Employee Discrimination


Appendix 15: Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses


Appendix 16: Regulation of Chemicals




VOLUME 5



The appendices listed in Volume 5 correspond with the chapters found in Volume 3.


Appendix 17: The Bloodborne Pathogens Standard Regulatory Appendix


Appendix 18: OSHA Ergonomics Materials and Guidelines


Appendix 19: Indoor Air Quality


Appendix 20 OSHA Guidance Update on Protecting Employees from Avian Flu (Avian Influenza) Viruses


Appendix 30: State OSHA Programs and OSHA-Type State Laws


Table of Cases


Index