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Report links psychosocial hazards at work to more than 800,000 early deaths

Geneva — Cardiovascular disease and mental health disorders stemming from on-the-job psychosocial risk factors may contribute to hundreds of thousands of worker deaths each...

DOT rule acknowledges delay on oral fluid drug testing

Washington — Drug testing for truck drivers and other safety-sensitive transportation workers must continue to be conducted via urine tests until the Department of...

Colorado bill on heat and cold stress prevention moves forward

Denver — The Colorado House has passed a bill aimed at protecting workers from extreme temperatures. At press time, H.B. 26-1272 had moved to the...

Survey shows that workers want mental health support from employers

Arlington, VA — Despite strong demand for mental health-related training and resources, less than a third of employees receive any at work, results of...
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House hearing focuses on ‘emerging’ workplace safety concerns

Washington — Proposed White House budget cuts risk transforming OSHA into an “injury investigation agency instead of an agency that’s out there trying to...

Safety ‘starts the moment you put that truck in drive’: video

Watertown, SD — For communication tower workers who commute to and operate vehicles on jobsites, “making sure that we stay honed in” and “don’t...

Democrats push USDA to maintain meat-processing line speed limits

Washington — A group of Democratic lawmakers is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service to abandon efforts to...

NSC report highlights the benefits of MSD prevention technology

Washington — Use of technologies designed to prevent on-the-job musculoskeletal disorders also contribute to improved awareness, reduced mental stress and increased job satisfaction, the...
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Colorado House passes bill shielding workplace safety rules from federal rollbacks

Denver — The Colorado House has approved an amended bill that would maintain the state’s workplace safety and health standards even if federal OSHA...

Chemical classification

What problems can arise when old and new hazard classifications coexist at the same site during the transition to OSHA’s 2024 HazCom final rule? How should employers manage any confusion?

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