Federal Agencies

Washington – NIOSH is seeking feedback from employers and individuals regarding its long-term study into work-related stress.

Washington – The Federal Aviation Administration, in partnership with the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, has established a program intended to allow certain agency workers to raise safety concerns without fear of retaliation.

Washington – The Chemical Safety Board has updated the status of 15 safety recommendations stemming from nine incident investigations across the country.

Bilbao, Spain – The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (also known as EU-OSHA) has released its annual report outlining some of the agency’s major initiatives in 2014.

Washington – OSHA will be forced to conduct additional reviews and research before updating its Silica Standard, under a funding bill that passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee June 25.

Washington – The Chemical Safety Board has adopted four reforms intended to increase the agency’s transparency, accountability and effectiveness.

Washington – The House Appropriations Committee passed a budget on June 24 that would cut OSHA funding by nearly $18 million.

Washington – Accused by an advocacy group of staging a “coup d’état,” Chemical Safety Board member Rick Engler defended a board vote that granted him administrative and executive authorities, saying he is committed to transparency and “positive governance changes.”

Washington – OSHA faces a 5 percent budget cut as part of an appropriations bill approved June 23 by a Senate subcommittee.

Washington – U.S. service members deployed to the Middle East may be facing occupational health risks due to a lack of health monitoring and flaws in the Department of Defense’s multiple data storage systems, according to a Government Accountability Office report released June 22.