OSHA News
OSHA’s Updated Inspection Program to Focus on Workplaces with Highest Injury, Illness Rates
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced an update to its inspection program that directs agency resources to workplaces reporting the highest rates of ...
New OSHA Data Sets Could Aid in Preventing Workplace Injuries
OSHA injury data sets that are now available to the public are an underused resource in preventing workplace injuries, according to researchers at George Washington University. Maintaining and ...
Reintroduced Legislation Seeks to Scrap OSHA
Republican Congressman Andy Biggs reintroduced a bill last month that, if passed, would abolish OSHA. H.R.86 also known as the Nullify Occupational Safety and Health Administration Act or the NOSHA ...
New OSHA Rule Requires Fitted PPE for Construction Workers
A revision to OSHA's personal protective equipment standard for construction workers went into effect on Jan. 13, 2025. The final rule explicitly requires the equipment to properly fit any ...
USDA Studies Confirm U.S. Meat Plant Workers Face Higher Health Risks
Workers in U.S. chicken and pork plants face higher risks than other manufacturing workers for musculoskeletal disorders such as carpal tunnel syndrome, according to two studies the U.S. Department ...
Amazon Agrees to Safety Measures to OSHA Probe
Amazon.com will implement safety measures at all of its U.S. facilities to settle a federal agency's claims that it failed to prevent workers from developing back problems and other ergonomic ...
Fewer Worker Deaths Investigated by OSHA in FY 2024
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said its enforcement has led to fewer workers dying. OSHA, a part of the Department of Labor, said it investigated 826 worker deaths in fiscal year ...
Injury, Fatality Factors Related to OSHA Top 10 Safety Citations
The primary injury and fatality events associated with Occupational Health and Safety Administration's top 10 workplace compliance issues were announced recently by the National Safety Council. ...