This practice group of Seltzer, Chadwick, Seltzer & Ladik, PLLC is highly knowledgeable as to the following occupational safety & health laws:

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• Occupational Safety & Health Act ("OSH Act").

• Texas Worker's Compensation Act ("TWCA").

• Texas Common Law Duty to Provide Safe Workplace

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Compliance & Risk Management

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The firm provides legal counsel to employers nationally as to the requirements of the OSH Act, including (1) record-keeping, (2) fatality-catastrophe reporting, (3) whistle-blower protection, (4) the general duty clause, and (5) specific standards promulgated by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration ("OSHA").  Such legal counsel encompasses workplace violence, hazard communication, safety & health training, personal protective equipment, lockout/tagout, fall protection, scaffolding, powered industrial trucks, etc.

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Legal Representation

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The firm also provides legal representation to employers nationally (1) during OSHA inspections; (2) during OSHA whistle-blower investigations; (3) in challenging OSHA warrants; (4) during informal settlement meetings following the issuance of OSHA citations, (5) in contesting OSHA citations before the Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission (“OSHRC”), and (6) in appealing OSHRC decisions. For Texas employers which are non-subscribers under the TWCA, the firm also provides legal representation as to the mitigation, resolution and/or defense of injury claims by employees. 

 

Non-Subscribers

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For Texas employers which are non-subscribers under the TWCA, the firm provides (1) legal counsel regarding risk management alternatives to worker's compensation insurance, and (2) legal representation as to the mitigation, resolution and/or defense of injury claims by employees. 

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