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Washington — President Donald Trump has nominated Wayne Palmer to lead the Mine Safety and Health Administration.

Washington — President Donald Trump has nominated former UPS and Amazon safety executive David Keeling to lead OSHA.

Washington — OSHA is no longer enforcing its COVID-19 recordkeeping and reporting requirements, the agency announced in a Feb. 5 memo.

Washington — Citing technological advancements, a recent NIOSH policy update calls on employers to use “individual, qualitative fit testing” to assess the effectiveness of workers’ hearing protection devices.

Washington — The Department of Health and Human Services is including fentanyl in its drug testing panels for federal workplace programs.

Salem, OR — Avoiding unprotected direct or close physical contact with sick/dead animals and wearing appropriate personal protective equipment are two key ways workers can limit their risk of contracting bird flu.

Washington — A federal judge has denied a motion, filed by a group of labor unions, to stop the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing nonpublic Department of Labor information and data.

Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency is taking several actions, including a partial ban, to protect workers against exposure to ethylene oxide, under a new interim registration review decision.

Washington — A new video from the Chemical Safety Board calls on chemical facility owners and operators to ensure emergency response equipment is ready for extreme weather.

Washington — For the third consecutive congressional session, Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) is seeking to abolish OSHA.