The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is looking to roll out a new set of emergency response standards for firefighters across the U.S., but it’s not sitting well with volunteer ...

Employers often fail to appreciate the ramifications of industrial hygiene data and medical records. Even non-detect records must be maintained ...

Employers should be aware of two separate developments in the workplace safety space that occurred last week – and prepare ...

OSHA issues new letters of interpretation to clarify how employers must apply key safety standards, from confined spaces to recordkeeping and audiometric testing. OSHA has issued seven new letters of ...

Each year, 2.3 million people suffer workplace accidents or diseases due to various hazards like chemicals and poor ergonomics. Safety and health programs prevent illnesses and deaths and alleviate ...

As 2026 gets underway, a construction injury lawyer argues that government benchmarks represent the bare minimum, not the ...

A new Emergency Response Standard (ERS) has been proposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to impose additional requirements on organizations with employees who respond to ...

Last year shattered the record as the hottest in recorded history, and this year will probably be worse, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says, which will increase focus on the ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Fire departments in Kansas and nationally could have to make costly updates if proposed standards from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are approved. The ...

Now that the dust has settled from the 2024 elections, it is time to assess what impact the Trump administration will have on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). OSHA regulations ...

More than 70 percent of congressional offices have violated worker safety standards over the past year. While the majority of all lawmaker offices on Capitol Hill have at least one health or safety ...

Agency also announces alliance with NLRB to promote unionization. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed a rule that would allow employees to request that a ...