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Washington — Small budget increases are in store for OSHA, the Mine Safety and Health Administration, and NIOSH in fiscal year 2025, under legislation recently approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Sacramento, CA — Most workplaces in California must now adopt a number of worker safety measures when indoor temperatures hit specific levels.

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Arlington, VA — The Mine Safety and Health Administration is accepting until Sept. 9 applications for its Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety Grants.

Falls Church, VA — The American Industrial Hygiene Association has unveiled a beta version of its new heat stress mobile app and is asking employers and outdoor workers to evaluate it.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning people not to use various combination smoke and carbon monoxide detectors that can “fail to alert consumers to the presence of smoke.”

Washington — Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the House is aimed at bolstering the safety of the nation’s rail network via modernization and investment in grant and pilot programs.

Washington — Assessment of a pesticide’s potential to drift from areas of application and expose people will now happen earlier in the chemical review process, the Environmental Protection Agency says.