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The U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule clarifying the rights of employees to authorize a representative to accompany an OSHA compliance officer during an inspection of their workplace will be published in the Federal Register on April 1.

The ordinance comes after a record-breaking year of extreme heat and heat-related deaths in 2023.

The March 29 webinar will provide an overview and implementation practices for the ANSI/ASSP Z10.0-2019 standard.

The standard contains checklists and flowcharts designed to help companies develop clear and effective heat stress management programs that bridge the regulatory gap.

It may be tempting for HR pros to use AI assistance to resolve the more complex accommodation requests of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.

It’s common knowledge that Hazard Communication (HazCom) always makes OSHA’s Top 10 list of violations. What may not be as commonly known is the breakdown of violations within HazCom.

The safety hazards on construction jobsites are high, yet head protection has seen little improvement over the past several decades.