[Webinar] Top 5 Reasons to Get OSHA Inspections, OSHA Recordkeeping, and Lockout/Tagout Right

February 25, 2026February 27, 2026emaglione Leave a comment

Join Aaron R. Gelb, Eric J. Conn and Lindsay A. DiSalvo on Thursday, March 5, 2026, at 1 pm ET / 10 am PT, for a webinar titled “Top 5 Reasons to Get OSHA Inspections, OSHA Recordkeeping, and Lockout/Tagout Right”

Year over year, there are certain OSHA regulations that are more commonly cited than others. The frequency of citations under specific regulations is certainly workplace and industry-dependent, but two standards that tend to be repeatedly considered and/or cited in the course of an OSHA inspection are Recordkeeping and Lockout/Tagout. Indeed, OSHA requests OSHA injury and illness records during every federal OSHA or state-plan inspection, making them an easy target if the Agency is looking for something on which to cite an employer. Several lockout/tagout requirements tend to provide low-hanging fruit for compliance officers during an inspection related to an injury or complaint involving workplace equipment/machines, and the Amputations National Emphasis Program could be used to broaden a more limited inspection to address lockout/tagout more generally. This also makes it essential for employers to understand their rights during an inspection and what control they have in limiting its scope.

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Announcing Conn Maciel Carey LLP’s 2026 OSHA Webinar Series

January 26, 2026January 26, 2026emaglione Leave a comment

As we begin the second year of President Trump’s second term, priorities and polices are starting to crystalize at the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. David Keeling, former head of safety at UPS, has been confirmed as the Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA and is beginning to implement his vision for the agency, which includes a greater emphasis on data and analytics, hazard prevention, and proactive risk mitigation. Rather than using every tool in its toolbox to enforce regulations, as we saw during the Biden Administration, OSHA is now looking to meet employers where they are, creating a new pathway to VPP, highlighting the use of letters of interpretation, and expanding the types and amounts of penalty discounts available.

While OSHA’s budget remains in flux pending negotiation of a full spending bill, we know that it will either remain the same as it was last year or be reduced to levels during the first Trump Administration, meaning the agency will likely remain thinly staffed both in the field and in the National Office. What this means for rulemaking and enforcement remains to be seen, but it almost certainly guarantees that OSHA will have to do less with less. For example, rulemakings like for a heat illness prevention standard or a workplace violence rulemaking process that Mr. Keeling committed to during his confirmation hearing, are likely to move slowly or not at all. We will likely see a decline in the number of enforcement inspections OSHA conducts, but over the first year of this Trump Administration, we still saw OSHA issue a slew of significant citation packages with a number of employers in different industries receiving fines of more than 1 million dollars, along with strongly worded press releases.

Given the speed and scope of change expected at OSHA this year, it is more important now than ever before for employers to keep a close watch on developments at OSHA. Conn Maciel Carey LLP’s complimentary 2026 OSHA Webinar Series, which includes monthly programs (sometimes more often) put on by the OSHA-specialist attorneys in the firm’s national OSHA Practice Group, is designed to give employers insight into developments at OSHA during this period of unpredictability and significant change. Continue reading →

Former Regional OSHA Counsel for DOL’s Atlanta Region Rachel L. Graeber Joins Conn Maciel Carey as Chair of the Firm’s Southeast Practice

January 21, 2026January 21, 2026emaglione Leave a comment

ATLANTA, GA (January 21, 2026) – Conn Maciel Carey LLP (“CMC”), a national boutique OSHA/MSHA • Workplace Safety and Employment/Labor law firm, is pleased to announce that Rachel L. Graeber has joined the firm as a Partner and Chair of its Southeast Practice. Rachel, an accomplished and seasoned federal litigator with more than 15 years of experience, most recently served as the Regional OSHA Counsel with the Department of Labor (DOL), Office of the Solicitor for the Atlanta Region (formerly Region IV).

Eric J. Conn, a Co-founding Partner of Conn Maciel Carey and Chair of the firm’s national OSHA • Workplace Safety Practice, said, “Practicing law is rewarding when it’s with and against truly talented attorneys, and in that regard, Rachel was the quintessential respected adversary. When we had cases against each other, she proved to be a most effective advocate, strategic litigator, and creative negotiator. She was at the helm of high-profile litigation successes in complex and high-stakes matters for OSHA and MSHA. No one better to lead CMC’s support for our clients operating throughout the Southeast region.” Continue reading →