Overview
OSHA enforcement is on the rise and with it the need for experienced and practical legal guidance. Smith Anderson’s OSHA lawyers provide substantial resources to help clients navigate the maze of worker safety and OSHA regulations, which can critically impact operations, finances, personnel and sustainability. We assist businesses throughout North Carolina and the Southeast, ranging from start-ups to publicly-traded companies, in connection with their worker safety and OSHA-related needs. Our clients include manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, convenience store chains, technology and biotechnology companies, health care professionals, builders, materials suppliers, developers, contractors, lenders, investors and public utilities.
Experience
- Represented an international privately-held soft drink manufacturer, seller and distributor in acquisitions, due diligence investigations, OSHA compliance matters and enforcement defense across the United States
- Represented one of the nation’s largest poultry producers in NCDOL enforcement actions and OSHA compliance and inspection matters
- Represented a global developer and manufacturer of pharmaceuticals in one of NCDOL’s largest single OSHA enforcement actions and personal injury actions filed by more than 50 individuals alleging exposure to toxic chemicals
- Represented one of the largest North Carolina design and construction companies in its worker safety, enforcement defense and safety program development
- Represented a cellulose-based specialty products manufacturer in its OSHA compliance at several North Carolina facilities
- Represented a national distributor in connection with enforcement defense and risk management alternatives
- Represented a national trucking company in connection with enforcement defense and permanent variance for trade association
- Represented a leading manufacturer of elastomeric, closed cell insulation products in connection with enforcement defense stemming from an employee amputation incident
- Represented a leading distributor of natural stone, quartz and stainless steel & porcelain products in connection with enforcement defense and risk mitigation stemming from an employee fatality
- Represented a national engineering, investigation and construction services firm in connection with federal OSHA enforcement defense and risk mitigation stemming from a cell tower collapse and employee fatalities
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