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Greater emphasis is needed on reducing cancer-causing conditions in the workplace, and information on occupational carcinogens in Europe is “outdated and incomplete,” according to a new report from the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, also known as EU-OSHA.

Few workers who have asthma talk with their doctor about how their job may affect the condition, a recent NIOSH study suggests.

Trust is an important predictor of whether an injured employee will return to work, according to new studies from the Workers Compensation Research Institute.

A new mobile app from the Department of Veterans Affairs aims to help health care providers deliver information about chemical, physical and environmental hazards that military veterans may have encountered during service.

Washington – President Barack Obama’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2016 includes an increase of nearly $60 million for OSHA and the Mine Safety and Health Administration.

Richmond, CA – Chemical Safety Board members unanimously approved a set of recommendations as part of the agency’s third and final report on a fire and vapor release that affected thousands of residents near a Chevron refinery in 2012.

The Department of Labor is communicating with the public in a way that is clear and easy to understand, according to a new report card on the government’s compliance with the Plain Writing Act of 2010.

A Virginia lawmaker recently introduced a bill that would prohibit children younger than 18 from working in the state’s tobacco fields.

Los Angeles – Physical and verbal assault are a serious threat to psychiatric hospital workers, and hospital administrators need to focus on factors that lead to conflict and how staff responds to it, according to new study from the University of California, Los Angeles.

The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry needs to more effectively implement a law intended to protect meatpacking workers, and the legislature should make changes to clarify the law, according to a report from the Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor.