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An Italian worker was overcome by sulphur fumes while cleaning the inside of a truck tank; three others died when they entered to help him.

The agency sent letters to 14,000 employers nationwide whose injury and illness rates are considerably higher than the national average.

United Steelworkers and other organizations are calling for federal protective action for workers exposed to possible health risks from engineered nanoparticles.

In light of last month's deadly Imperial Sugar refinery blast, Miller-Barrow legislation would force OSHA to issue rules regulating combustible industrial dusts.

Most of the more than 800,000 annual reported workplace eye injuries could be prevented by use of proper eye protection, organization claims.

Proposed rule on Confined Spaces in Construction is unduly complicated and fails to recognize current proven safety practices, states letter sent to OSHA's Ed Foulke.

Public comments on “Preventing Chronic Beryllium Disease and Beryllium Sensitization” are being accepted from March 8 to May 8.

Cal-Irvine Extension's new leadership course is designed to help professionals within the environmental, safety and facilities fields.

A federal judge’s ruling that held Oklahoma’s law restricting employers’ right to ban guns in the workplace should be upheld, challengers say.

Bill would create the Utah Office of Mine Safety, which would support mine safety and training and coordinate mine safety efforts.