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

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.

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.

No real surprises came with the Trump administration’s proposed fiscal year 2026 budget for OSHA, released in detail Friday May 30, 2025.

OSHA is currently faring surprisingly well in a GOP-led anti-regulatory environment.

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.

It can be challenging to know when overall noise exposure is considered dangerous and what noise levels require preventive measures in the workplace.  

The Site-Specific Targeting program is OSHA’s primary planned inspection program for non-construction establishments with 20 or more employees.

Letters reversing the layoffs arrived in the inboxes of some NIOSH staff a day ahead of House and Senate hearings May 14 with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. where he faced questions about the layoffs.