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Washington — Employers whose approach to workplace safety goes beyond “checking a box” can achieve better business outcomes, a coalition of safety groups that includes the National Safety Council and the Board of Certified Safety Professionals says in a new report.
Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency is extending the comment period on a proposal requiring respiratory protection and cleaning plans to help reduce worker exposure to the chemical substance Pigment Violet 29.
Bootle, England — The United Kingdom’s Health and Safety Executive has published new guidance intended to prevent silica dust exposure among workers who cut or work with engineered stone countertops.
Washington — Pressure relief valves, rupture discs and other equipment designed to prevent overpressurization within chemical vessels must always function properly, the Chemical Safety Board is reminding industry stakeholders.
Winnipeg, Manitoba — Injuries sustained at work may be harder on workers’ mental health than off-the-job injuries are, researchers from Canada and Australia say.
Washington — House Education and Workforce Committee Democrats are asking the Department of Labor for details about Department of Government Efficiency-led closures of numerous Mine Safety and Health Administration field and district offices.
Washington — Lori Chavez-DeRemer is the new leader of the Department of Labor, after the Senate confirmed her nomination with a 67-32 vote on March 10.
Washington — A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House and Senate on March 5 reintroduced the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act, also known as the PRO Act.
Toronto — Severe pain is “the main factor associated with opioid use after a work-related injury,” regardless of the employee’s return-to-work timeline, a recent study out of Canada suggests.
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