OSHA issues new letters of interpretation to clarify how employers must apply key safety standards, from confined spaces to recordkeeping and audiometric testing. OSHA has issued seven new letters of ...

Each year, 2.3 million people suffer workplace accidents or diseases due to various hazards like chemicals and poor ergonomics. Safety and health programs prevent illnesses and deaths and alleviate ...

Nevada Division of Industrial Relations proposed aligning the penalty structure for worker safety violations with the federal ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 authorizes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to set standards for safety in the workplace and enforce them through a system of ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 was enacted by Congress to address the effect of workplace injuries and hazards on the nation's commerce; the act authorized the formation of the ...

H.R. 86, “Nullify Occupational Safety and Health Administration Act (NOSHA),” was introduced by Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), with the stated purpose of abolishing federal OSHA, leaving it up to the states ...

Like most rural volunteer fire departments, the Natoma, Kansas, department uses old fire protection gear. Proposed OSHA rules could require Fire Chief Keith Koelling to replace it all with new gear ...

In nearly 30 years, OSHA has issued 58 major standards, 47 of them before 2000, the remaining 11 since then. The Reagan administration promulgated standards at a rate four times faster than the Obama ...