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Three recent OSHA enforcement announcements in Pennsylvania, New York, and Illinois reveal the same recurring trench hazards: protection, egress, inspections,...
The entry supervisor signs the permit and owns the decision to start, continue, or stop an entry. Here is what...
OSHA 1910.146 gives confined space attendants specific duties before and during permit-space entry. Learn the attendant's monitoring, communication, evacuation, rescue,...
OSHA's Nov. 20, 2026 HazCom deadline for substances is approaching. Learn what employers may need to update in labels, written...
A 2026 OSHA case involving a fatal horizontal-directional-drilling incident reinforces a critical lesson: stopped equipment can still expose workers to...
NIOSH testing found widespread failures among fraudulent P100 filters and cartridges. Learn how employers can verify respirator approval and purchasing.
A $446K New Jersey OSHA case shows why turning equipment off is not enough. Learn how energy isolation, stored-energy control,...
OSHA's $496K Pennsylvania silica case shows why controlling respirable crystalline silica requires more than handing workers respirators.
NYC invalidated roughly 2,000 active SST cards after a training provider was indicted for allegedly selling OSHA and SST cards...
Construction workers face a high suicide burden. Learn what supervisors can notice, how to start a conversation, when to use...