A new "advisory" workplace safety guidance from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is largely consistent with the COVID-19 protocols the construction industry has long had in place, ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is a government agency that establishes guidelines and standards related to the safety and health of employees in the workplace. However, it is ...

On May 26, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) launched a webpage with coronavirus-related guidance for construction employers and workers. The guidance includes recommended ...

Each year, 2.3 million people suffer workplace accidents or diseases due to various hazards like chemicals and poor ergonomics. Safety and health programs prevent illnesses and deaths and alleviate ...

Occupation Safety and Health Organization (OSHA) encourages all organizations, including small businesses, to promote safe and healthy working environments for employees. The Safety and Health ...

In the last several years, most regions of the United States have experienced periods of severe winter weather with frigid temperatures and bone-chilling winds. Winter weather carries a variety of ...

OSHA issues new letters of interpretation to clarify how employers must apply key safety standards, from confined spaces to recordkeeping and audiometric testing. OSHA has issued seven new letters of ...

Construction remains one of the most hazardous industries in the U.S., and OSHA’s new 2025 regulations raise the bar for compliance. With the industry still accounting for more than one in five ...

After months of delays that exasperated organized labor, OSHA Administrator John Henshaw released the broad outlines of a business-friendly, four-pronged approach to repetitive motion injuries. At a ...

In March, I wrote an article where I discussed how the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) had not created any regulations that would tell employers what they needed to do to keep ...