Labor

Arlington, VA — Miners should avoid entering trenches with unsupported walls, the Mine Safety and Health Administration advises in a recent fatality alert.

Ann Arbor, MI — A free training program developed by a team of researchers is aimed at increasing nail salon workers’ knowledge of chemical safety on the job.

Denver — Around 3 out of 4 small businesses have experienced workplace injuries this past year, and half of those injuries were preventable, results of a recent survey show.

Tallahassee, FL — Advancing in the Florida Senate: a bill that would allow some 14- and 15-year-olds to work overnight shifts and would remove restrictions on 16- and 17-year-olds working before 6:30 a.m. and after 11 p.m. during the school week.

Washington — Further investigation of a fatal release of hydrogen sulfide at a Texas refinery will focus on safe work practices and human factors, the Chemical Safety Board says.

Frankfort, KY — A new Kentucky law reduces – to one from two – the number of certified emergency medical and mine emergency technicians required during each shift at small underground coal mines.

Washington — The enforcement date for the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s final rule on miner exposure to respirable crystalline silica has been pushed to Aug. 18.

St. Louis — The Mine Safety and Health Administration’s final rule on miner exposure to respirable crystalline silica has been put on hold, after the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a temporary stay on April 4.

Washington — A group of 460 organizations is urging leaders in Congress to “do everything possible” to stop planned massive cuts to NIOSH staffing.

Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency has announced that it will consider scaling back rulemaking related to how it evaluates chemicals for risks to workers.