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Washington — A coalition made up of 13 labor unions and a manufacturer of personal protective equipment is suing the Department of Health and Human Services and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over what it calls an “unlawful shutdown” of NIOSH operations.

Washington — Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the House is aimed at expanding access to treatment and improving wait times for federal workers who are injured on the job.

Washington — A group of House Democrats say they’re alarmed about potential office closures at OSHA and the Mine Safety and Health Administration.

Las Vegas — United Steelworkers delegates recently passed a resolution to “redouble” organizational efforts to “prevent occupational fatalities, injuries, illnesses and accidents.”

Washington — Brian Rizzo is now the acting leader of the Directorate of Construction at OSHA, according to the agency’s updated organizational chart.

Washington — A coalition of 28 labor unions is calling on congressional lawmakers to “fulfill the promise of a safe job” by helping in the effort to reverse staffing cuts at NIOSH.

St. Louis — A federal appellate court’s denial of a United Steelworkers and United Mine Workers of America petition to defend rulemaking on miner exposure to respirable crystalline silica is “profoundly disheartening,” union officials say.

Silver Spring, MD — Fatal on-the-job injuries, opioid-related overdose deaths and suicides among construction workers all fell slightly in 2023 from the year prior, CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training reports in a recent bulletin.

Washington — The National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction is set to begin May 5, coinciding with Construction Safety Week.

Silver Spring, MD — Researchers from CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training have developed comprehensive guidelines intended to make pre-task planning more effective and consistent.