OSHA issues new letters of interpretation to clarify how employers must apply key safety standards, from confined spaces to recordkeeping and audiometric testing. OSHA has issued seven new letters of ...

Like most rural volunteer fire departments, the Natoma, Kansas, department uses old fire protection gear. Proposed OSHA rules could require Fire Chief Keith Koelling to replace it all with new gear ...

New framework aims to move workplace safety beyond compliance by embedding consensus standards into business strategy and ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently made several major changes to its Process Safety Management (PSM) standard for highly hazardous chemicals, which previously had ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Fire departments in Kansas and nationally could have to make costly updates if proposed standards from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are approved. The ...

States and municipalities increasingly require OSHA 10 and 30 training for construction, entertainment, and cannabis work, creating overlooked compliance risks. Ignoring mandatory OSHA 10- and 30-hour ...

A new Emergency Response Standard (ERS) has been proposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to impose additional requirements on organizations with employees who respond to ...

Last year shattered the record as the hottest in recorded history, and this year will probably be worse, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says, which will increase focus on the ...

WASHINGTON -- New ergonomic guidelines for retail grocery stores released May 28 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration here met with qualified praise from retailers and contempt from ...

Now that the dust has settled from the 2024 elections, it is time to assess what impact the Trump administration will have on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). OSHA regulations ...