D.C. Circuit judges focused their questions at March 30 oral argument on case-specific issues in an oil and gas drilling specialty contractor’s challenge to an OSHA citation stemming from a 2022 accident where a pipe ruptured at a gas well in south Texas, rather than engage with the firm’s broader challenge to the General Duty Clause.
September 16, 2026
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued its first-ever corporate disclosure policy encouraging criminal violators to come forward and win “rewards” for self-disclosing wrongdoing, a shift that better aligns with the Trump administration’s broader compliance stance at OSHA and other agencies, industry attorneys say.
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As the Trump administration works to revise Biden-era TSCA risk management rules for carbon tetrachloride (CTC or CCl4) and perchloroethylene (perc or PCE), EPA is proposing to extend compliance deadlines for workplace exposure requirements until June 2027.
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A California lawmaker is pursuing legislation to require the Cal/OSHA standards board to adopt new standards to protect outdoor workers from “transboundary” pollution, citing hazards posed by untreated sewage and industrial wastewater that crosses the border from Baja California in Mexico.
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A coalition of construction sector groups is urging OSHA to allow formal comment on any recommendations that an agency advisory group may make on several pending deregulatory proposals, including medical evaluation requirements in respiratory protection and specific chemical rules.
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A coalition of construction sector groups is urging OSHA to allow formal comment on any recommendations that an agency advisory group may make on several pending deregulatory proposals, including medical evaluation requirements in respiratory protection and specific chemical rules.
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A former Energy Department (DOE) employee with extensive background in worker safety and health is urging officials to withdraw a proposed rule aimed at expediting the deployment of advanced nuclear reactors, arguing the proposal does not provide the level of safety the law requires for DOE contractor workers.
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A former Energy Department (DOE) employee with extensive background in worker safety and health is urging officials to withdraw a proposed rule aimed at expediting the deployment of advanced nuclear reactors, arguing the proposal does not provide the level of safety the law requires for DOE contractor workers.
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New Mexico is proposing to strengthen its proposed heat illness and injury prevention rule by adding a new section on presumption of violation, advancing the measure ahead of its formal adoption later this year, the latest in a growing number of such state regulations while the future of an OSHA heat standard remains uncertain.
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New Mexico is proposing to strengthen its proposed heat illness and injury prevention rule by adding a new section on presumption of violation, advancing the measure ahead of its formal adoption later this year, the latest in a growing number of such state regulations while the future of an OSHA heat standard remains uncertain.
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