The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) plays a pivotal role in ensuring safe and healthful working conditions for employees across the United States. As political administrations ...

Each year, 2.3 million people suffer workplace accidents or diseases due to various hazards like chemicals and poor ergonomics. Safety and health programs prevent illnesses and deaths and alleviate ...

OSHA announced the release of “Ergonomics for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders: Guidelines for Shipyards,” an industry-specific guidance document that provides practical recommendations to ...

Amid a punishing global heat wave, the U.S. agency that sets workplace safety standards is likely many years away from issuing a federal rule that would protect workers from dangerously high ...

Statewide recommendations made by the governor’s Workplace Heat Safety Task Force provide a guide for shade, acclimation, ...

As the Industrial Commission of Arizona considers workplace heat safety recommendations, some employers say they would welcome new heat rules, but others worry about overregulation.

A new "advisory" workplace safety guidance from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is largely consistent with the COVID-19 protocols the construction industry has long had in place, ...

The Industrial Commission of Arizona approved task force recommendations to bolster employee protections ahead of the summer season.