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Washington – Advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility recently issued a petition urging the Consumer Product Safety Commission to provide guidelines to help protect children from overheated artificial turf fields and playgrounds.

Washington – After recently resolving a backlog of decades-old cases, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission convened a hearing last month to discuss resolving cases more effectively.

Take some time this September – National Preparedness Month – to share emergency preparedness information and tips with your employees.

Lansing, MI – Michigan is moving forward on changes to more than 600 rules unique to its State Plan program, and the public has a limited window to make comments on the proposals.

Read about OSHA’s fourth delay of full enforcement of its residential construction fall protection directive in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

A few weeks ago I asked whether or not occupational safety and health should play a larger role in national politics. Here’s how you responded:

To one Maine construction company owner who refuses to pay OSHA fines from a fatal incident, the government is a “bully.”

Washington – A new interactive quiz aims to help school bus drivers with railroad crossing safety.

Chicago – Prevent Blindness America is urging parents and coaches to require young athletes to use eye protection during practice and games.

New York – Many parts of indoor environments, such as structural materials and filtration systems, may contain substances linked to asthma, according to a study from global interdisciplinary design firm Perkins+Will.