Public workers in Michigan, amid a water crisis in the Flint, are protected by state and federal whistleblowers, the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health announced Tuesday.
September 17, 2026
OSHA on Tuesday announced that it is seeking public comment on new efforts to reduce paperwork and reporting burdens on states that maintain their own occupational safety and health plans.
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Opportunities to submit feedback on several OSHA and Labor Department initiatives end this week, while an OSHA law firm addresses what businesses should expect from OSHA over the next year.
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OSHA announced Jan. 21 that it is seeking nominations to serve on the advisory committee that assists the Labor Secretary and Health and Human Services Secretary on occupational safety and health matters.
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The Federal Aviation Administration and OSHA have signed a memorandum of understanding, encouraging both federal agencies to share information about anti-retaliation measures in place to protect airline workers who file reports on regulation violations.
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OSHA has announced that employers must post between Feb. 1 and April 30Form 300A, which summarizes to employees the total job-related injuries and illnesses that were logged in 2015.
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Comments are due this week on an OSHA guide to protecting workplace whistleblowers, while attorneys will lay out the regulatory and enforcement landscape for OSHA in 2016.
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Oregon's Occupational Safety and Health Administration will follow two different approaches as it updates permissible exposure limits in 2016, the state's administrator says in a new agency newsletter.
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The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a proposal to research on proactive health and safety decision-making in the mining industry.
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The Centers for Disease Control's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has announced a proposal to study the effectiveness of workplace wellness programs and the impact on traditional occupational safety and health programs.
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The Department of Labor is seeking public input on a research and evaluation plan for 2016 that would assess and collect data on certain OSHA initiatives.
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Meeting OSHA recordkeeping requirements, hazardous waste worker safety and health, and maritime occupational safety are topics of discussion this week.
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A new study from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health confirms the need for an existing OSHA requirement for respirator fit testing annually and whenever physical changes have occurred.
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OSHA has withdrawn a rule to help prevent slips, trips, and fall hazards in the workplace after undergoing a 26-year-long rulemaking and review process.
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OSHA is planning to release complete reporting numbers and a full analysis of injury reporting for the past year following implementation of new requirements one year ago mandating that any severe on-the-job injury be reported within 24 hours.
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The U.S. EPA has extended for a second time its deadline for public input on the agency's proposed rule strengthening protections for applicators of restricted use pesticides, granting a request from state regulators who have argued the rule would cause some states to overhaul programs and that more time is needed to review changes.
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold an informal public hearing on Feb. 29 on its proposed rule amending existing occupational exposure limits to beryllium and beryllium compounds.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is planning to strengthen its industrial facility accident prevention program with new requirements for facilities to face independent audits, conduct hazard analysis, and share information with emergency planners and the public, though industry representatives are urging the agency to limit costly new revisions, saying the current program is working.
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Three Pacific Northwestern states are working with EPA on advancing “green chemistry” efforts to reduce use of hazardous substances absent enactment of a pending Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) bill that could boost green chemistry programs, though the states also say that any TSCA law should fund efforts to develop safer chemicals.
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Supporters of pending legislation to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) appear to be eyeing informal discussions on how to reconcile a House TSCA measure with a Senate version approved Dec. 17, which could help lead to streamlined conference negotiations resulting in a final bill that Congress could vote on early next year.
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