Practice Areas/Industry Groups | Occupational Safety and Health
Occupational Safety and Health
Keeping your company safe by defending its best interests
Your employees are your greatest assets and their safety is critical to the health and vitality of your business. But the unexpected can happen on the job, and injury and environmental illness claims can be costly, while Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations can be complex and overwhelming.
Let the experienced attorneys at Burns White help you navigate the tough regulatory waters. Well versed in risk management and risk avoidance techniques, regulatory compliance issues and occupational illness and repetitive stress injury litigation, our attorneys can be your company’s best defense, protecting its interests by providing a foundation for better understanding.
Customer-focused, we work hand-in-hand with our clients to formulate a unique mitigation strategy that conforms to their distinct needs and circumstances within the parameters of while adhering to federal regulations. In addition, we help implement proactive measures to help reduce the likelihood of future occurrences.
With more than 25 years of broad technical expertise, we have a proven track record of helping clients from varied industries in areas relating to business, regulatory and litigation matters.
Business Counseling
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Advisement on risk avoidance and crisis management
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Advisement on insurance-related disputes
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Advisement on rights, obligations and parameters of leases
Regulatory
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Handling of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) citation contests and inspections
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Counseling regarding federal, state and local statute and ordinance compliance and violations, including those related to the Federal Employers Liability Act
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Representation before administrative hearings
Litigation
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Wrongful death and/or catastrophic loss litigation
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Environmental exposure litigation
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Toxic tort litigation
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Construction litigation
For more information about Occupational Safety and Health, please contact:
T.H. Lyda, Esquire
412-995-3147
thlyda@burnswhite.com
