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As we honored the achievements and rights of America’s workers on Labor Day this past Monday, we at the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration continue the agency’s 53-year tradition of protecting the nation’s workers by encouraging employers, large and small, to make safety and health a core value in every workplace in the nation.  Federal law

EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WAND) - The Illinois Department of Labors On-Site Safety and Health Consultation Program is announcing the Effingham Fire Department has been recognized for successfully achieving certification in the

As we mark another Labor Day, OSHA encourages employers to commit to making safety and health a bedrock value at work.

Expert advice on keeping kids, neighbors, coworkers, and even strangers healthy and happy in a heat emergency.

The U.S. Department of Labor will send experts from its Occupational Safety and Health Administration to areas of Guam hardest hit by Typhoon Mawar to protect the safety and health of recovery workers as part of the federal response and recovery effort after the storm struck the island in late May.

The Illinois Department of Labor’s (IDOL) On-Site Safety and Health Consultation Program (On-Site) has announced that Fulton Corporation, an Illinois-based manufacturer, has been recognized for successfully completing the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP,) according to a news release. “The Fulton Corporation is now among an exceptional group of businesses in Illinois that havean […]

Thirty-nine people died doing trench or excavation work in the U.S. in 2022 – four in Illinois and two others in Ohio. In fact, the number of worker fatalities more than doubled since 2021, continuing a troubling trend cited by the Bureau of Labor Statistics that found 166 workers died in trench cave-ins from 2011-2018, an average of 21 each year.

Why do some employers fail to follow fit testing requirements? Experts weigh in on the challenges and go over the basics.

US Department of Labor made annual adjustments to OSHA civil penalties.