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Silver Spring, MD — Researchers from CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training recently set out to explore how bullying and harassment “may contribute to poor well-being among construction workers.”

Springfield, IL — Legislation that would direct the Illinois Department of Labor to establish – by Jan. 1 – standards intended to protect workers from excessive heat and cold is advancing in the state House.

Washington — President Donald Trump has nominated Derek Barrs to lead the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Washington — The chair of the House Education and Workforce Committee is calling on the Department of Labor to withdraw OSHA’s proposed rule aimed at protecting workers from heat-related illnesses.

Washington — Legislation intended to ease a nationwide shortage of safe places for truck drivers to park and rest has been reintroduced in the House.

Washington — Keith Sonderling is the new deputy labor secretary, after the Senate confirmed his nomination with a 53-46 party-line vote on March 12.

Washington — Adrienne Camire is the acting and deputy administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, after the Department of Transportation appointed her to the positions on March 7.

Jason Kunz, keynote speaker at the NSC Spring Safety Conference & Expo (set for April 24-25 in Charlotte, NC), joins the podcast to discuss habits of highly effective safety pros. We also discuss content from the March issue of Safety+Health, Distracted Driving Awareness Month and memories from our first five years of the podcast.

Washington — Amanda Wood Laihow is the new acting head of OSHA, according to the agency’s revised organizational chart.

Washington — House Education and Workforce Committee Democrats are asking the Department of Labor for details about Department of Government Efficiency-led closures of numerous Mine Safety and Health Administration field and district offices.