In May 2022, CPWR and the Center for Construction Research & Training released a Data Bulletin summarizing key findings from their review...

While most political attention is focused on the current primary season, one thing that may draw voters to the polls in November 2022 is...

While nothing formal has been released, this Spring OSHA sent a preliminary notice to the Office of Management & Budget of its intent to...

The U.S. Department of Labor announced a proposal on April 20, 2022 to reconsider and revoke the final approval of Arizona’s State OSHA...

On April 21, 2022, the CalOSHA Standards Board approved the Agency's third revised COVID-19 ETS. The ETS now heads to the Office of...

On April 5, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule to protect people from asbestos exposure that...

On February 8, 2022, OSHA’s Region 8 (CO, MT, SD, ND, WY, UT) issued the first Regional Emphasis Program (REP) on silica in cut stone and...

A common expression in the mining community is that mine safety laws are written in blood. This belief propounded by opponents likely...

Employers who are screening for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive component in marijuana, are learning that that some...

In a decision handed down on April 5, 2022, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission substantially limited MSHA’s...

On April 12, 2022 Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh, joined by Vice President Kamala Harris, announced a National Emphasis Program ("Heat...

On March 18, 2022, Oregon OSHA amended their Rule Addressing COVID-19 Workplace Risks to remove the indoor masking requirements and most...

A proposed California law, Senate Bill 1044, would greatly lower the threshold for employees to leave their workplace without discipline...

On February 11, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that an applicant’s Seizure Disorder (Epilepsy) would pose...

Mine operators are good at paying attention to data. Operators review their mine's tons or yards per shift, maintenance downtime, hours...

The federal Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on March 21, 2022, that it is launching a landmark proposal that would...

A new federal study by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism found a 25.5 percent increase in alcohol-related deaths in...

Employers who try to determine whether a worker should be classified as an “employee” or as an “independent contractor” have more changes...

Virginia’s Safety and Health Codes Board voted on March 21, 2022, to revoke the state OSHA agency’s COVID-19 standard covering all...

OSHA’s proposed rule modifying electronic recordkeeping requirements will appear in the 3/30/22 Federal Register, with a 60-day comment...