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Chicago — OSHA has launched a pair of Regional Emphasis Programs focused on reducing injuries, illnesses and fatalities among workers involved in transportation tank cleaning operations in the Midwest and South.

Columbia, SC — South Carolina OSHA has announced its plan to adopt a standard on infectious diseases in the workplace, including COVID-19.

Oakland, CA — The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health – also known as Cal/OSHA – is reminding employers to protect workers from unhealthy air resulting from wildfire smoke.

Silver Spring, MD — The nation’s largest union and professional association of direct care registered nurses is urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to update agency guidance and reinstate the “recommendation to everyone to wear masks in public or in physical proximity to others outside their own household.”

Washington — Amid concerns from stakeholders – including a trade association representing chemical manufacturers – a trio of Chemical Safety Board nominees defended their qualifications during a July 29 confirmation hearing before the Senate Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight Subcommittee.

Brussels — Anticipating and managing change brought by demographic, digital and green transitions, along with changes to the “traditional work environment,” is one of three objectives in the European Union’s six-year strategic plan to identify and address workplace hazards.

Washington — To protect the health and safety of astronauts, NASA should proceed with its proposals to set a universal careerlong radiation dose limit – regardless of age or gender – and improve its system for communicating cancer risks, a recently released report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine recommends.

Adelaide, Australia — Employers who don’t prioritize worker psychological health increase their workers’ risk of major depression symptoms, results of a recent study led by researchers from the University of South Australia show.

Columbus, OH — Do you skip breakfast? If so, you’re missing out on vital nutrients not only in the morning, but most likely throughout your entire day, according to a recent study from Ohio State University.

The Top 10 violations cited by OSHA for both construction and general industry demonstrated that most of the cited hazards were directed at employee exposure most likely to result in fatalities and serious injuries.