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Washington – The Chemical Safety Board is taking steps to improve transparency and accountability after a turbulent year that included two contentious congressional hearings and the forced resignation of former Chairman Rafael Moure-Eraso.
Washington – The National Transportation Safety Board recently issued a safety alert with recommendations for improving onboard video systems in commercial motor vehicles.
Washington – OSHA has updated its “Job Safety and Health – It’s the Law!” poster intended to educate workers about their rights and employers about their obligations for a safe workplace.
Washington – A new era of rail safety has arrived, federal officials said after announcing a final rule aimed at strengthening standards for the transportation of crude oil and ethanol by rail.
Washington – OSHA has made strides in helping to reduce workplace deaths, but the agency still needs to issue more worker protections, according to the AFL-CIO’s annual “Death on the Job” report.
Washington – Although the number of workplace deaths has declined over the past four decades, too many people in the United States die on the job, Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez said April 28 on Workers Memorial Day.
Washington – Five years after the tragedy at Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia killed 29 workers, the Mine Safety and Health Administration has made strides to prevent similar incidents but still needs more tools, MSHA chief Joseph A. Main said during an April 23 hearing.
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