1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (293+ words) The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH), a labor union-affiliated group, joined workers, worker centers, health and safety advocates, and community organizations in launching a “Fired Up!” National Week of Heat Action from August 10 to 16, demanding stronger…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (477+ words) The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) released a revised draft of its proposed workplace violence prevention standard on July 22 and is seeking public comment. The new general industry standard would require California employers to establish, implement, and…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1002+ words) California’s landmark plastic packaging law is facing a constitutional challenge after 17 states filed suit, arguing the measure unlawfully regulates interstate commerce and imposes California’s policy preferences on businesses operating throughout the United States, according to Reuters. The lawsuit, filed in…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (316+ words) A Baileyville, Maine-based wood pulp mill faces $794,456 in Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fines for exposing workers to safety and health hazards that resulted in two workers’ deaths, the agency announced July 30. OSHA investigators found that on January 27, Woodland…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (268+ words) On July 28, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) urged employers and workers to take proactive steps to identify hazards, communicate safety concerns, and stop work when conditions become unsafe. The state workplace safety and health agency reported 21 workplace…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (54+ words) EHSLeaders Infographic: Tree Work Safety Tree workers face a range of hazards, including falls, electrocutions, and injuries from falling objects. Here’s what you need to know about tree work safety. See the California Department of Industrial Relations Division of Occupational…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (477+ words) EHSLeaders OSHA Reopens Comment Period for Substance-Specific Proposals The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reopened a 30-day comment period on July 22 for proposed amendments to several substance-specific standards. On July 1, 2025, the agency proposed changes to several standards for toxic…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (407+ words) The EPA, Department of Justice (DOJ), and West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection have announced a proposed settlement with Chemours that resolves alleged violations of multiple federal environmental laws stemming from releases of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly referred…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (911+ words) Editor’s note: In this interview with EHSLeaders, Douglas Casa, PhD, ATC, FACSM, FNATA, FNAK, CEO of the Korey Stringer Institute at the University of Connecticut, discusses the latest setback to the proposed federal heat safety standard. And then that person…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (373+ words) The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has ruled that pesticide labeling requirements approved by the EPA under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) preempt certain state law claims seeking additional health warnings beyond those required by the Agency. The decision…...