Occupational Safety

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Among causes of injury and fatality in the workplace, falls are one of the most dangerous hazards workers can experience.

Common construction practices pose various challenges to productive and safe operations and the prevention of worker injuries.

The outcry about closing 18 OSHA field offices and the damage to enforcement and outreach turns out to be much ado about nothing.

Inspectors returned in 2024 to find that Adidas had not corrected the hazards cited in 2021 and found an additional unsafe ladder violation. 

It’s time to toughen up buttercups. Trump 2.0 dismantling of traditional OHS as we knew it, is far from complete.

PPE may be top of mind when we think of noise control in a general industry work setting, but OSHA considers it the last line of defense.

What happens when poor ergonomics leads to strained workers, injuries, and lost productivity? 

Opinion letters provide official written interpretations from the department’s enforcement agencies, explaining how laws apply to specific factual circumstances presented by individuals or organizations.

Why relying on intuition or assumed experience with tools like grinders and hammers is a recipe for accidents — and how to fix it.

The White House’s budget request for FY 2026 asks for an approximately 35% deduction to DOL’s funding.