workplace safety News
Most Bizarre Workplace Injuries Include Pickle Slip and Fall, Frozen Fish Assault: Report
Many workplace injuries remain preventable, and Pie Insurance's 2025 State of Workplace Safety report highlights the most bizarre injuries reported by the 1,018 U.S. small businesses surveyed earlier ...
Small Business Perceptions Differ on Tackling Workplace Safety: Survey
A new survey finds that small business employers and employees differ in their workplace safety priorities. Notable gaps in perception regarding training, communication and safety priorities were ...
OSHA Renews Emphasis on Preventing Amputations in Industrial Settings
OSHA has renewed and revised its National Emphasis Program (NEP) on preventing amputations in the manufacturing industry. OSHA's new Severe Injury Report tool shows that there have been 24,635 ...
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 ...
OSHA Campaign Targets Backover Incidents in Construction
OSHA has launched a new initiative aimed at raising awareness to prevent backover incidents on construction sites. More than a quarter of backover incidents occur in construction, leading all ...
Delayed NY’s Retail Worker Safety Act Goes into Effect June 2
Originally set to go into effect Jan. 31, New York's new law offers workers more protections against workplace violence and harassment. The Retail Worker Safety Act (S. 8358B/A. 8947C), signed by ...
Majority of Small Biz Leaders Think AI Will Play ‘Crucial Role’ in Work Safety
More than half of small business leaders believe artificial intelligence will play a "crucial role" in worker safety over the next five years, according to a new report from Pie Insurance. A survey ...
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 ...