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Washington – A proposed OSHA rule addressing steel reinforcing and post-tensioning fields in construction, and another on hazards associated with backing vehicles and equipment, have left the Office of Management and Budget following a review.

Washington – States willing to implement new and stricter transportation safety laws could receive additional federal funding, according to a Senate surface transportation reauthorization bill (S. 1813) that passed March 14.

Washington – Workers were hospitalized by the flu less frequently than the general public during the 2009-2010 flu season, according to research from NIOSH.

Pittsburgh – The Chemical Safety Board had to delay other investigations to focus on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, but plans to have its case backlog under control in a year, CSB Chairman Rafael Moure-Eraso said.

Washington – The final rule aligning OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard (1910.1200) with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals was released March 20.

Washington – OSHA had an “incredibly successful” year in 2011 and will build on its past accomplishments this year, agency administrator David Michaels told staff last month.

Arlington, VA – The American Trucking Associations filed an appeal on March 15 with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit over the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s hours-of-service final rule issued last December.

Washington – Faced with accusations that a proposed Department of Labor rule prohibiting youth from performing some job duties on farms is an “overreach,” Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis said the rate of youth injuries and deaths in agriculture offers a “compelling reason” to upgrade child labor regulations.

Emmitsburg, MD – Slightly more than half of all fire-related fatalities in residential buildings occur in the bedroom, and most often are caused by smoking or “careless” placement of combustible materials, according to a report released March 14 by the U.S. Fire Administration.

Tumwater, WA – A record-low 51 workers died on the job in the state of Washington in 2011, according to a new report.