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An open letter supported by 130 organizations representing the "Friends of NIOSH" was sent to leading House and Senate Republican committee chairs and ranking Democrats states in March. 

Federal health and safety initiatives are in trouble as NIOSH is decimated and OSHA’s fate is up in the air.

The decision to restructure NIOSH will have severe consequences for both U.S. workers and the public, especially concerning their respiratory protection approval process.

The organization says impending NIOSH cuts are troubling as well as a government proposal not to renew leases at several area OSHA offices.

Approximately 873 staff from a total of more than 1,300 employees are expected to be cut from NIOSH.

Closing the lab that tests and approves all occupational respiratory equipment brings into question whether or not respirators will be independently certified in the future.

The U.S. House of Representatives Education and Workforce Committee wants OSHA to halt four rulemaking efforts.

If adopted, heat protections for New Mexico workers could go into effect as early as this summer.

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City led to the deaths of 146 garment workers — primarily women and girls as young as 14 years old — in 1911.

Carhartt's inaugural “Steel Apple” awards, a new initiative to honor educators shaping the next generation of skilled trade workers.