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11 February 2025

The Results Are In: What Safety Professionals Can Expect With The New Presidential Administration

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Jones Walker

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At Jones Walker, we look beyond today’s challenges and focus on the opportunities of the future. Since our founding in May 1937 by Joseph Merrick Jones, Sr., and Tulane Law School graduates William B. Dreux and A.J. Waechter, we have consistently asked ourselves a simple question: What can we do to help our clients succeed, today and tomorrow?
With a new administration often comes new rules and regulations. Earlier this month I spoke at the 2025 EHS Management Institute held in Amelia Island...
United States Employment and HR

With a new administration often comes new rules and regulations. Earlier this month I spoke at the 2025 EHS Management Institute held in Amelia Island, FL. During our workshop, I discussed with attendees certain challenges employers face, as well as predictions for the new administration.

Here are the top three takeaways from our session:

  1. OSHA's walk-around rule will likely not be used in the way employers feared.
  2. OSHA's Heat Safety Rule may not go away. If it stays around, it will be revised.
  3. Employers can expect OSHA to continue to enforce their established standards.

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