Future OSHA Chief Outlines His Plans for the Agency Dave Johnson June 11, 2025 Keeling, a respected former UPS and Amazon safety executive, is not a controversial pick and is expected to be easily confirmed.Read More
OSHA Field Offices to Remain Open Dave Johnson June 11, 2025 The outcry about closing 18 OSHA field offices and the damage to enforcement and outreach turns out to be much ado about nothing.Read More
OSHA Reaches $245K Settlement with Adidas America for Fall Hazard Violations June 11, 2025 Inspectors returned in 2024 to find that Adidas had not corrected the hazards cited in 2021 and found an additional unsafe ladder violation. Read More
Effective Sound Control in the Workplace Does Not Start with Hearing Protection Rachel Krubsack June 9, 2025 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.Read More
DOL Launches Opinion Letter Program Across 5 Agencies to Expand Compliance Assistance June 3, 2025 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.Read More
White House Opens OSHA Budget Battle Dave Johnson June 3, 2025 No real surprises came with the Trump administration’s proposed fiscal year 2026 budget for OSHA, released in detail Friday May 30, 2025. Read More
OSHA Rolls on While NIOSH Fights to Survive: Here’s the Difference Dave Johnson June 2, 2025 OSHA is currently faring surprisingly well in a GOP-led anti-regulatory environment.Read More
You Only Know What You Know: The Critical Flaw in Workplace Safety Assumptions Chad C. French May 30, 2025 Why relying on intuition or assumed experience with tools like grinders and hammers is a recipe for accidents — and how to fix it.Read More
OSHA Inspectors Spared From Forced Resignations Dave Johnson May 29, 2025 The White House’s budget request for FY 2026 asks for an approximately 35% deduction to DOL’s funding.Read More
Navigating OSHA's Noise Exposure Standards for Landscaping Equipment Operators Rose Morrison May 29, 2025 It can be challenging to know when overall noise exposure is considered dangerous and what noise levels require preventive measures in the workplace. Read More