November 15, 2026

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The 5th Circuit has denied the Labor Department’s (DOL) request for “limited” panel rehearing of a ruling that vacated OSHA’s mental illness reporting rule on the grounds that OSHA lacked statutory authority to promulgate the rule because mental conditions were not considered “illnesses” when the OSH Act was passed in 1970.

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The 5th Circuit has denied the Labor Department’s (DOL) request for “limited” panel rehearing of a ruling that vacated OSHA’s mental illness reporting rule on the grounds that OSHA lacked statutory authority to promulgate the rule because mental conditions were not considered “illnesses” when the OSH Act was passed in 1970.

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Wastewater from data centers may pose risks to treatment workers and trigger OSHA obligations, especially for facilities following EPA’s voluntary treatment standards for industrial water reuse, OSHA observers and wastewater officials are warning.

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Wastewater from data centers may pose risks to treatment workers and trigger OSHA obligations, especially for facilities following EPA’s voluntary treatment standards for industrial water reuse, OSHA observers and wastewater officials are warning.

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The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) is now opposing OSHA’s proposal to remove medical evaluation requirements from its respirator standard and is urging the agency not to proceed with the proposed rule -- a shift in position spurred by a similar recommendation from an OSHA advisory panel.

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The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) is now opposing OSHA’s proposal to remove medical evaluation requirements from its respirator standard and is urging the agency not to proceed with the proposed rule -- a shift in position spurred by a similar recommendation from an OSHA advisory panel.

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EPA has preliminarily determined that the widely used solvent 1,1,2-trichloroethane (1,1,2-TCA) poses an unreasonable risk to workers, which if finalized could lead to a workplace-focused TSCA risk management rule for the chemical to limit dermal and/or inhalation exposures from 10 uses of the substance.

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The Labor Department (DOL) is proposing to provide greater flexibility in how certain coal mine operators must meet projected black lung liabilities, saying the current Biden-era insurance requirements are potentially detrimental to the coal industry.

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California OSHA (Cal/OSHA) has issued a revised workplace violence-prevention standard, covering key definitions, transportation applications, employee representatives’ access to records and other key measures that appear to be winning cautious support from employer-side groups.

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