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From creating a safer environment to improving the health and well-being of workers, to increasing productivity and output, and identifying operational efficiencies, a connected safety program takes care of your people by putting them first.

This white paper contains detailed advice on this subject from J. J. Keller’s workplace safety experts, covering topics such as the meaning of bloodborne pathogens, applicability of the OSHA standard, required training elements, trainer qualifications and more.

Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su was subpoenaed by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) on Tuesday over potential misuse of taxpayer funds as part of an investigation by the House Education and the Workforce Committee. Foxx alleges that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) “Workers’ Voice Summit,” held in September 2022, was a political event and…

The Gigafacotry in South Buffalo has had a bed bug issue since early October.

With the legalization of medicinal or recreational cannabis, now in 38 states and counting, the fitness for duty of workers on the job is in serious question. This has precipitated a need to review shortcomings in traditional drug and alcohol testing and it has brought a reconsideration of fitness for duty in general, apart from drug use. What’s now needed is a holistic approach to detecting any kind of impairment, regardless of cause.

In New York, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is barred from looking into injuries and deaths on farms with fewer than eleven workers. Many North Country dairy farms are that size or smaller.

After a Massachusetts cannabis worker suffered an asthma attack and died, the state Department of Public Health is pushing the local marijuana industry to take extra safety steps to prevent work-related asthma.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), there were 5,190 fatal occupational injuries in the United States as recently as 2021. Sadly, millions more were injured or developed illnesses on the job that same year., , , , To protect workers, regulations from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cover a wide range of potential hazards. These hazards can imperil worker health and safety, and by law, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workp....

The Academy Award winner talks about recording the soundtrack for Disney's new film, "Wish."

The claim was revealed Friday in a report based on testimony from more than a dozen current and former employees at the military contractor and satellite communications company.