Law360, New York (June 8, 2015, 12:13 PM EDT) -- On April 2, 2015, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration quietly declared its intent to significantly increase enforcement efforts at in-patient care facilities, such as nursing homes, hospitals and residential care facilities. The news was delivered by Thomas Galassi, director of the directorate of enforcement for OSHA, in a memorandum sent to all OSHA regional directors. The memorandum explained that OSHA's national emphasis program on nursing and residential care facilities, initially set to expire on April 5 would remain in effect until it was replaced by updated guidance or removed by the agency. More importantly, the memorandum explained that OSHA intends to issue updated guidance that instructs OSHA offices to allocate enforcement and other resources to the health care industry because of the industry's extraordinarily high number of work-related injuries and illnesses....
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