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5 Fit Testing Mistakes That Could Cost You

April 7, 2026

Respiratory protection is one of OSHA’s most-cited violations. These five common fit testing mistakes create compliance risk and leave workers less protected.

2022 Top 10 OSHA Violations: Machine Guarding

No. 10 in the Top 10 most frequently penalized OSHA standards for FY 2022

February 14, 2023

The OSHA standard on machine guarding is one of the top 10 most frequently penalized OSHA standards for FY 2022.

How to choose the right type and class of hard hat for the job

Randy DeVaul

December 16, 2022

Head protection is available in two types and three classes of hard hats and bump caps. A properly fitting hard hat is also important.

OSHA’s Doug Parker to lead session at Safety 2022 in Chicago

There's still time to register for the conference, beginning June 27

June 9, 2022

There's still time to register for the conference, beginning June 27. Doug Parker, assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health, will lead a special general session at Safety 2022 in Chicago. Parker will attend in person to discuss the latest activities and future plans of OSHA.

ACLU, unions: Iowa OSHA failed to do its job, protect workers against COVID-19

November 18, 2020

The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa and other groups filed a federal complaint against the state's Occupational Safety and Health Administration on November 13, 2020, saying regulators failed to protect workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A FairWarning Story

Labor Department waters down injury reporting rule targeted by business

Eli Wolfe

January 31, 2019

A requirement that employers disclose more information about worker injuries to safety officials and the public has been scaled back by the Trump administration. The Labor Department action, reflecting the administration’s broad push to ease regulations on business, weakens an Obama-era initiative to improve safety enforcement and crack down on underreporting of job injuries. The 2016 rule, which had been hailed by safety advocates, drew the ire of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business groups.

Free J.J. Keller seminars make regulatory compliance easier

J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc. helps companies avoid regulatory risk at nationwide educational events

January 30, 2019

In its continued effort to help companies comply with government regulations, J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. is hosting nearly 30 complimentary seminars in the first quarter of 2019 alone. “What’s great about these seminars is not only that our subject-matter experts provide attendees with in-person guidance to better understand and comply with complex regulatory requirements, but also that attendees get to hear about real life best practices from their peers,” said Tom Reader, senior director of marketing at J. J. Keller.

Advocacy groups file lawsuit against OSHA’s electronic reporting rule

January 29, 2019

A coalition of advocacy groups have filed a complaint (PDF) with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia over OSHA’s rollback of a provision in its final electronic injury and illness reporting rule, which was issued during the partial government shutdown. Public Citizen, along with the American Public Health Association and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists said in the suit that OSHA “failed to provide a reasoned explanation” for its decision to reverse a requirement that certain businesses electronically submit workplace injury and illness records to OSHA.

AIHA supports HazCom Registry Preparation workshop

Course will be offered March 16-17 in Las Vegas, Nevada

January 25, 2019

The American Industrial Hygiene Association is pleased to support the Society for Chemical Hazard Communication's professional development training, HazCom Registry Preparation, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The course, designed for hazard communication professionals preparing to sit for the Safety Data Sheets & Label Authoring Registry competency assessment, will be presented on March 16-17 by Robert Skoglund, Ph.D., DABT, CIH; Denese A. Deeds, CIH, FAIHA, SDSRP; Douglas Eisner, M.S.; Chandra D. Gioiello, M.S., CIH; and Robert Roy, Ph.D., DABT.

OSHA eliminates key provision in recordkeeping rule

January 25, 2019

Companies with 250 or more employees will not be required to electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300 (Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses) and OSHA Form 301, under the final rule issued yesterday by OSHA. That Obama-era provision was eliminated after an unusually speedy review of the rule by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.