A Nevada legislative panel is delaying action on an administrative proposal to make the state’s OSHA penalty amounts match a 2025 change in federal policy that expanded the universe of employers eligible for penalty reductions after two Democratic lawmakers raised concerns about the proposal.
September 16, 2026
OSHA is “highly unlikely” to finalize a national heat illness standard before the end of the Trump administration, despite its October 2027 goal, a former agency official says, noting OSHA’s plan to significantly revise the Biden-era proposal and seek additional comment even though the standards office has had large staffing cuts.
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The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is planning to quickly finalize more than a dozen deregulatory actions it proposed last year, although it plans to hold a public hearing on its controversial proposal to eliminate the authority for a district manager to require additional measures in roof control plans.
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OSHA is planning to take “final action” on a Biden-era proposal that would require employers to create a plan to evaluate and control heat hazards in their workplace by October 2027, according to the agency’s latest Unified Agenda of regulatory actions, although it remains uncertain what that action will be.
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Mine operators should still be reviewing their safety and health compliance efforts on an annual basis even though the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) was unable to adjust its penalty levels for 2026 due to the government shutdown last fall, legal experts say.
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The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) is urging its members to lobby lawmakers to back legislation that would bar OSHA from finalizing the Biden-era proposal for a national heat standard, saying the proposed rule would undo much of the relief for small businesses the Trump administration has put in place.
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Public Citizen is urging the Senate Appropriations Committee to provide stable funding for OSHA in fiscal year 2027 and push back on proposed House cuts to the agency’s budget that go beyond those requested by the Trump administration.
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OSHA is proposing to collect a total of more than $3.5 million in fines from three companies the agency says failed to protect workers during a post-emergency response cleanup after a chemical spill at an industrial facility near Houston, TX, in December.
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EPA’s draft TSCA risk evaluation for the siloxane known as D4 has several shortcomings, including a significant lack of data about workers exposure to the chemical even though chemical manufacturers requested EPA evaluate D4, agency science advisors say in a final report outlining several concerns with the draft document.
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The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has finalized four rules to remove outdated requirements after the proposals dealing with conveyor belts, blacksmith shops, diesel particulate matter (DPM) emission limits and flame safety lamps received no opposing comments.
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