We discuss content from the August issue of Safety+Health, including the latest details about the 2024 NSC Safety Congress & Expo. Also, Dale Lesinski, vice president of DiVal Safety, joins us to discuss how safety pros can get the most out of going to Congress & Expo.

Arlington, VA — Tires on mobile equipment may explode during equipment fires and after flames are extinguished, the Mine Safety and Health Administration is warning miners.

Washington — “If it isn’t equitable, it’s not ergonomic.” Paige DeBaylo, research manager at the National Safety Council MSD Solutions Lab, offered that insight during a July 11 webinar discussing a recently published NSC report.

Washington — Assessment of a pesticide’s potential to drift from areas of application and expose people will now happen earlier in the chemical review process, the Environmental Protection Agency says.

DeKalb, IL — Could altering the language on disability disclosure forms encourage more workers to disclose their conditions? A recent study explored this idea.

Washington — Legislation recently introduced by House Democrats would increase fines for workplace safety and child labor violations.

OSHA’s 2023 final rule updating its electronic injury and illness reporting requirements went into effect in January, and the first reports under the revised requirements were already due to the agency on March 2.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, women made up 56.8% of the U.S. workforce in 2022. That same year, however, women accounted for only 24.8% of safety executives and managers, National Safety Council research shows. This gap represents an important challenge – and opportunity – for the safety industry.

It used to be that women were told to order men’s sizes “but smaller” when shopping for personal protective equipment and clothing.

Justices ruled that courts – not federal agencies – are the true decision-makers on resolving ambiguities in laws such as the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.