Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers must provide their employees with a hazard-free work environment. The act includes a comprehensive set of standards that employers must ...

Silica exposure remains a serious threat to nearly 2 million U.S. employees working in conditions with high concentrations of general airborne carcinogens. 1 Last year, OSHA took a stand and decided ...

In Episode 32 of “EC&M Tech Talks,” Randy Barnett, a journeyman electrician, inspector, author, trainer, and electrical safety expert, discusses the OSHA requirements found in Part 1926 Safety and ...

ELSMERE, N.Y. (NEWS10) – A firefighter’s association has sounded the alarm around newly proposed federal regulations. NEWS10 spoke with local volunteer firefighters about what those changes would mean ...

OSHA inspectors are spread thin, and many companies avoid citations and fines purely by luck. That luck continues until an accident happens and a report is filed or until an accident almost happens ...

That’s why OSHA wants to update its standards. Rule 1910.156 would update protections for firefighters, first responders, and search and rescue crews. But according to the Firefighters Association of ...

Two workplace safety regulations advanced under the Biden administration will be reviewed by the Trump team at the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Health and Safety Administration (“OSHA”), ...

Trash recycling is generally good for the environment, but it can be hazardous for workers at trash recycling companies. Among the hazards posed to workers are exposure to dangerous materials and ...

(TNS) — Volunteer fire officials across New York state are concerned about the cost of meeting what would be the largest overhaul in decades of federal safety regulations for firefighters. The ...

It is well-known that airborne carcinogens cause various lung and kidney diseases and liver problems, and prolonged exposure can even result in various cancers. Silica exposure remains a serious ...