Defending and advising businesses in safety and health matters including:
- OSHA General Duty Clause
- OSHA and ANSI crane standards
- OSHA fall prevention and protection
- OSHA machine guarding standards
- Employer walkaround rights under OSHA and MSHA
- OSHA color coding standards and eyewash requirements
- Employer Due Process rights
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards
- OSHA and ANSI powered industrial truck standards
- OSHA criminal violations
- Injury reporting and recordkeeping requirements under OSHA and MSHA
- OSHA and MSHA Hazcom standards including Safety Data Sheet compliance
- Department of Transportation (DOT) standards
- MSHA labeling standards
- OSHA inspections, investigations, and administrative search warrants
- OSHA beryllium, respirator, toxic gases, and confined space standards
- State-specific OSHA standards, including Washington, Utah and California state plans
- Document retention policies
Assisting in the following:
- Complete dismissal of an OSHA citation entered against an employer
- A Mine Commission decision being overturned
- Multiple OSHA citations being reduced to other-than-serious
- Dismissal of an action brought under the IDEA
- Dismissal of an action brought against an employer for the alleged torts of an independent contractor
- Advising a business in the implementation of a video surveillance policy spanning four states
- Creation of a document retention policy for a business
- Also served as a summer law clerk for U.S. District Judge, William H. Steel, Southern District of Alabama
Additionally, he has completed 40 hours of OSHA General Industry Outreach Training. Ty also provides services in complex civil litigation matters involving the workplace.
