The U.S. Department of Labor announced a notice of proposed rulemaking to revise regulations regarding who can be authorized by employees to act as their representative to accompany compliance officers.

The settlement agreement requires Dollar Tree and Family Dollar to conduct a comprehensive, nationwide assessment of the root causes of the violations OSHA has repeatedly cited at multiple stores, with a plan to identify causes and make operational changes to correct them within a two-year period.

With heat stress risk at the forefront of the wide world of safety this summer, we talk to athletic trainer Dr. David Berry, who teaches university courses related to injury assessments and emergency response management.

OSHA defines a confined space as large enough for individuals to enter and work, with limited means of entry and exit and not designed for continued occupancy.

Historically high temperatures are breaking records and exposing millions of people to the serious dangers of heat in the workplace

To avoid the contentious debate of what an individual human life is truly worth, government agencies use the “Value of a Statistical Life.”

On Feb. 2, 2023, the train derailment caused a 49 railcar pile-up, including 11 tank cars of hazardous chemicals. The chemicals ignited and the pile-up burned for several days. 

1 fatality, 15 injuries and complete loss of site could have been avoided, OSHA says. 

The 12-member committee advises the Secretary of Labor and Secretary of Health and Human Services on matters related to administering the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

OSHA received 195 submissions from competitors in 40 states, the District of Columbia and Guam.