Labor

Washington — OSHA is set to receive a fractional budget cut in fiscal year 2026, according to appropriations bill text released Jan. 20.

Storrs, CT — Researchers from the University of Connecticut’s Korey Stringer Institute are looking for environmental, health and safety professionals and employers to participate in a study about the perceptions of athletic trainers working in occupational settings, as well as their role in mitigating heat stress.

Washington — Congress has passed a set of appropriations bills that includes $14 million for the Chemical Safety Board.

Washington — Should the stone slab industry be protected from “abusive litigation” or should it substitute engineered stone with a product that creates less silica dust?

Washington — OSHA is extending the compliance dates for its revised Hazard Communication Standard (1910.1200) published in May 2024.

Washington — Nearly 95% of respirator components purchased from two online marketplaces have proved to be fraudulent, according to the results of a recent case study conducted by NIOSH.

Washington — The federal government is reinstating hundreds of NIOSH employees, according to reports from multiple media outlets.

Washington — Employers can help prevent cases of welder’s anthrax – an often-fatal respiratory illness – by using safe work practices that limit exposure to “harmful metal fumes that might predispose welders” to the condition, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.

Washington — Prompted by evaluations that identified “unreasonable risks” to worker health, the Environmental Protection Agency says it will regulate various industrial exposures to five phthalate chemicals used in plastics.

Trenton, NJ — Legislation that would provide cannabis workers in New Jersey protections already afforded to other private employees in the state is awaiting the signature of Gov. Phil Murphy (D).