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The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) is deploying a seven-person team to the site of a fatal explosion at the Kleen Energy Plant in Middletown, Connecticut, according to an agency press release. The team is expected on site today.

Low-wage, low-skilled, and immigrant workers face disproportionately high risks for work-related injuries and illnesses in comparison with the U.S. workforce in general, according to a recent update from the National Institute for Occupation Health and Safety (NIOSH). They also encounter significant barriers in accessing training and education programs, health care systems, and legal protections that are critical for mitigating those risks.

According to a press release from the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), the group has joined with the International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) and the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) in urging that a commitment to safe work be a focus in the Congressional Jobs Bill, HR 2847, now under consideration.

Anna Burger, chairperson of Change to Win, a partnership of five unions representing American workers, issued the following statement regarding the confirmation of Patricia Smith as the Labor Department’s Solicitor General.

The question is less about when dual hearing protection should be required and more about the net protected exposure level.

Even the best safety programs are not worth the paper they are written on without adequate employee training.

This article will help you determine whether your business needs to comply with ANSI’s eyewash standard and how to do so in just five steps.

Look for potential impacts on the rest of the body before implementing proximate solutions.

Although H1N1 is a respiratory disease, evidence shows that it is transmitted more from surfaces and hands than directly via the air.

Recent advances in intelligent hearing protection technology enhance our ability to protect people from hazardous noise exposures and measure one’s daily dose.