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The quality of indoor air is the biggest health issue faced by American workers.

International standards on fall protection are moving ahead, with the active involvement of U.S. manufacturers, government agencies, and the American Society of Safety Engineers.

EPA has released a state-by-state analysis of the 1998 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI).

What are you doing about mobile offices?

Here’s how OSHA inspectors will check for compliance with the powered industrial truck operator training standard (issued in 1998).

Sixteen workers lost their lives on the job every day in 1999.

Employees often take risks even when they know the possible consequences.

A crew member working on the television show ``The X-Files'' at a location site in Los Angeles was killed recently after scaffolding he was on became electrified with a 4,800 volt charge.

Five studies conducted in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Connecticut, Miami, and Pittsburgh all show that first responders — firefighters, emergency medical technicians, paramedics — face low risks for Hepatitis C, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

OSHA and the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work have set up a joint Web site.