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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Although OSHA lacks a federal ergonomics standard, the agency has other tools to take enforcement action against employers whose workers suffer ergonomic-related injuries, and states are continuing to fill the federal vacuum, making it important for employers to stay on top of the issue, legal experts say.

Although OSHA lacks a federal ergonomics standard, the agency has other tools to take enforcement action against employers whose workers suffer ergonomic-related injuries, and states are continuing to fill the federal vacuum, making it important for employers to stay on top of the issue, legal experts say.

The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) has voted on party lines to advance President Trump’s nomination of Keith Sonderling to serve as Labor Secretary, clearing the way for a floor vote amid concerns from Democrats over Trump administration cuts to the OSHA budget and workforce.