As of mid-May, so many efforts are underway to restore NIOSH funding and staffing (at least eight listed here) that you need a scorecard to keep up. Here is an overview.
Aimed at safety leaders and construction professionals, these voluntary training events raise education and awareness about preventing falls in construction and reinforcing the importance of fall protection.
From 2021 through 2023, a NIOSH lab achieved 1,776 respirator approval decisions. Work at the lab and the Respirator Approval Program link on the site has now been shut down.
Twenty attorneys general sued the Trump administration on Monday, May 5, 2025, for its mass firings and the dismantling of agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
The US Labor Department would receive $8.6 billion in 2026 under President Donald Trump’s budget blueprint, a nearly 35% cut from its current funding level, according to Bloomberg News.
An initial round of layoffs on April 1 cut about two-thirds of the agency workforce — including NIOSH Director Dr. John Howard after a 22-year tenure — on the orders of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The purpose of Construction Safety Week, May 5-9, is to raise awareness of construction safety by presenting a range of incident scenarios and providing advice on how to stay safe while working.
National Council for Occupational Safety and Health releases annual report on employers who they say have failed workers
April 25, 2025
Annual report reveals heat deaths, child labor, and retaliation continue to plague workplaces as workers demand justice during Workers’ Memorial Week 2025.