Attorneys are urging companies to ensure they have up-to-date heat safety programs ahead of high summer temperatures, noting OSHA’s continued focus on heat-related hazards through its National Emphasis Program (NEP) even in the absence of a federal standard and a growing number of states with heat safety standards.
September 17, 2026
Attorneys are urging companies to ensure they have up-to-date heat safety programs ahead of high summer temperatures, noting OSHA’s continued focus on heat-related hazards through its National Emphasis Program (NEP) even in the absence of a federal standard and a growing number of states with heat safety standards.
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Conservative scholars are expressing skepticism that President Donald Trump can successfully compel OSHA and other federal agencies to revoke 10 rules for every new rule issued, after the White House released guidance explaining how to comply with the president’s steppe-up deregulatory effort.
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The Trump EPA plans to expand its chemicals office “by at least 130 people,” the office’s top political appointee told staff earlier this week, which is expected to speed TSCA reviews of chemicals, including consideration of risks to workers, though the additional personnel are being moved from EPA’s gutted research office, a move that is drawing criticism.
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Aiming to provide more compliance clarity for the construction industry, California OSHA (Cal/OSHA) is laying out new guidance for employers to comply with tougher lead exposure-prevention worker-safety rules that took effect Jan. 1, specifically applying to employees conducting dry abrasive blasting.
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An employer-focused law firm is launching a coalition to craft recommendations for targeted changes to OSHA and Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules, responding to the Trump administration’s call for stakeholders’ feedback on federal regulations that are onerous, outdated or unnecessary.
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An employer-focused law firm is launching a coalition to craft recommendations for targeted changes to OSHA and Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules, responding to the Trump administration’s call for stakeholders’ feedback on federal regulations that are onerous, outdated or unnecessary.
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A Texas drilling company is asking a federal district court to vacate a workplace safety citation and declare the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) unconstitutional on multiple grounds, becoming at least the second company to raise such arguments about OSHRC in the wake of a landmark high court decision.
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A Texas drilling company is asking a federal district court to vacate a workplace safety citation and declare the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) unconstitutional on multiple grounds, becoming at least the second company to raise such arguments about OSHRC in the wake of a landmark high court decision.
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California lawmakers continue to advance worker safety-related bills, including a measure to prohibit employers from preventing workers from wearing masks or respirators if it is safe, and another to bar employers from relying on automated decision-making systems (ADS) to make a variety of employment decisions without human oversight.
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