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Washington — A planned update to OSHA’s standard on lockout/tagout (1910.147) has been moved to the proposed rule stage in the Department of Labor’s Fall 2023 regulatory agenda, published Dec. 6.

Sydney — Global work-related deaths have jumped more than 12% since 2000, according to estimates from the International Labour Organization.

Readers voted with their eyeballs for these 10 occupational safety articles in 2023: CEOs Who "Get it," ladder safety, Rising Stars of Safety, Salary Survey, and more.

We've got expanded coverage of OSHA's most cited standards for fiscal year 2023. Check out the Top 5 sections for each standard, the Top 10 "Serious" and "Willful" violations, the largest employer fines, a quiz on the industries that had the most citations, and a Q&A with OSHA's Eric Harbin.

Is your worksite ready to respond to an incident? Experts offer advice.

Washington — The National Labor Relations Board has pushed to Feb. 26 the effective date of its revised “joint employer” rule, saying the move will “facilitate resolution of legal challenges.”

Washington — OSHA “continues to be hampered” by the lack of a permanent standard on infectious diseases and “needs to address worksite violence,” a new report states.

Washington — A pair of lawmakers from opposites sides of the aisle, along with a coalition of organizations, express opposing viewpoints in comments on OSHA’s proposed rule on worker walkaround representation.

In Episode 45, the S+H team examines the November issue’s feature story on common electrical safety errors. Also, T.J. Lentz, a lead health scientist at NIOSH, joins the podcast to discuss workplace chemical safety in the “Five Questions With …” segment.

Washington — A bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers have introduced a joint Congressional Review Act resolution to repeal the National Labor Relations Board’s recently revised joint employer rule.