OSHA / Safety
OSHA Worker Heat Stress Proposal Goes to White House for Review
Bloomberg by Bruce Rolfsen National – A proposed federal rule to protect indoor and outdoor workers from heat stress is now under review at the White House. The agency has been working on a national heat stress standard (RIN:1218-AD39) since 2021 amid rising global temperatures that have led to some of the hottest summers on record. Text of…
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OSHA Interpretation Letters
Read MoreEPA to Reexamine Health Standards to Harmful Soot That Previous Administration Left Unchanged
EPA Washington, DC EPA announced that it will reconsider the previous administration’s decision to retain the particulate matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), which were last strengthened in 2012. EPA is reconsidering the December 2020 decision because available scientific evidence and technical information indicate that the current standards may not be adequate to protect public…
Read MoreJune is National Safety Month
NSC National .. The National Safety Council is celebrating the 25th anniversary of National Safety Month, an annual observance to help keep each other safe from the workplace to anyplace. With the U.S. seeing the highest number of workplace deaths since 2007 – 5,333 fatal workplace injuries in 2019 – this observance is more important than ever.…
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