The bar has dropped for OSHA investigators to determine whether a workplace retaliation complaint has merit, according to an assessment by occupational safety and health attorneys, leaving employers more vulnerable to whistleblower investigations.
September 17, 2026
Labor Secretary Thomas Perez has reauthorized a committee charged with advising OSHA and Labor Department leaders on occupational safety and health in the maritime industry.
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Monday is the final day for the public to submit comments on OSHA’s new Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines, which offer a “proactive approach” to finding and fixing hazards within the workplace and improving communication with employees.
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OSHA announced Thursday that its National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health will convene on March 4 for a special session to consider and make recommendations on OSHA’s draft Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines.
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OSHA today announced that it is seeking comment on potential changes to the way it handles cases of workplace retaliation for whistleblowers.
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OSHA and the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health have released a new hazard alert for oil and gas industry workers who manually gauge or sample fluids on production and flowback tanks, following what OSHA has identified as a series of preventable deaths on the job.
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OSHA has announced that it will seek public input on a new guide aimed at protecting workers from hazardous chemicals in the workplace.
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An OSHA committee meets the week of Feb. 15 to discuss a number of occupational safety and health issues, while an industry-led webcast will focus on preventing workplace injury with protective clothing.
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OSHA is starting to use “poster child” enforcement to inform industry about new reporting and recordkeeping requirements, assessing big-dollar penalties to address perceived under-reporting by companies, according to occupational safety and health attorneys.
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OSHA this week launched a new webpage aimed at helping employers provide sanitary and “immediately available” restroom facilities to employees.
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OSHA has approved a state plan for occupational safety and health covering state and local government employees in Maine, the agency has announced.
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OSHA’s National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health will meet Feb. 24-25 to discuss emergency response and preparedness proposed rules.
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The comment periods for several OSHA rules and initiatives close this week, while several industry webinars examine recordkeeping and reporting rules.
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OSHA on Wednesday announced that it has struck an alliance with the Crane, Hoist and Monorail Partners to protect workers who manufacture and use cranes, hoists, and monorails.
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The United States Pharmacopeial Convention announced Monday the release of a new standard for handling hazardous drugs in healthcare settings.
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OSHA on Monday announced that it has renewed an alliance with the Industrial Trucking Association to minimize worker injuries and fatalities from industrial truck tip-overs and “struck-by” hazards.
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OSHA announced on Monday that a public comment period on the agency’s new Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines has been extended from Feb. 15 to Feb. 22.
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The 11th Circuit U.S Court of Appeals last week denied pre-enforcement petitions against a Mine Safety and Health Administration rule limiting worker exposure to coal mine dust.
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Implementing workplace health programs and meeting OSHA compliance requirements will be the main topics of discussion at a Boston conference and a series of webinars on OSHA this week.
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A new study by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health finds workplaces that implement smoke-free policies and “cessation” smoking programs actually decrease tobacco use among workers.
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