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New study confirms that the butter flavoring agent diacetyl, which has sickened hundreds of popcorn factory workers, is also present in homes of those who cook it.

Proposed standard addresses construction-specific issues, defining how to asssess hazards and classify the confined space.

Victims of refinery blast attacked a U.S. plea agreement as “shockingly lenient” and accused the judge of a conflict of interest.

An Indiana University study found a 59 percent net decrease in hospital admissions for heart attacks in nonsmokers where smoke-free workplace laws are in effect.

Five trade groups representing U.S. builders filed an appeal on Nov. 9 of an ergonomics measure adopted by ANSI designed to protect workers from repetitive-motion injuries.

The focus of the alliance will be on machinery hazards and providing solutions to reduce worksite injuries, such as amputations.

Workers at a rural North Carolina chicken processing plant suffer neck, hand and back injuries at roughly twice the rate of other low-paying jobs in the community, Duke researchers have found.

The agency has charged that the duties performed by housekeepers at a hotel — scrubbing, bed making, vacuuming — violate the state's repetitive-motion rules.

With industrial accident rates lagging world standards, the country needs to spend more money on safety and training, says company executive.

Under the rule, all PPE, with a few exceptions, will be provided at no cost to the employee.