Labor

Washington — Operators of offshore oil and gas rigs and their contractors should establish and clearly communicate enhanced safety measures in anticipation of adverse weather conditions, a recently released safety alert states.

Washington — James McHugh is the new deputy assistant secretary for policy at the Mine Safety and Health Administration.

Washington — “Behind every workplace fatality are stories of family, friends, colleagues, communities that made every single person that we are honoring today special and forever missed,” acting OSHA administrator Amanda Wood Laihow said April 24 during a memorial event honoring workers who died on the job.

Washington — “Inadequate workplace safety laws and policies” led to the deaths of 5,283 people in 2023 and an estimated 135,304 more from occupational diseases, the AFL-CIO claims in a new report.

Washington — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) is pressing Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to restore NIOSH’s offices and programs that focus on coal miner safety and health.

Washington — Workers in certain industries and occupations may have an elevated risk of death from the progressive lung disease idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, according to a recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Washington — Chemical facility operators need to ensure workers remain at a safe distance from fired heaters when tube temperatures are high, the Chemical Safety Board says in its final report on a November 2023 fire.

Frankfort, KY — A free training video created by the Kentucky Labor Cabinet’s Division of Education and Training is focused on effective machine guarding to eliminate incidents and injuries associated with moving machine parts.

Washington — OSHA has scheduled a virtual public hearing on its proposed rule aimed at protecting workers from heat-related illnesses.

Washington — OSHA has released the 2024 data collected under its rules for annual injury and illness data submission.