Donald Trump’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration wants to exclude “inherently risky professions,” including those ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Edward Segal covers crisis-related news, topics, and issues. OSHA's proposed rules would limit its ability to cite for "inherent" ...

On the eve of Workers’ Memorial Day, OSHA Administrator David Michaels testified at a Senate hearing, where he stressed that the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act must be updated in order to ...

OSHA sets the baseline for fall protection—but is that really enough? As fall-related fatalities continue to rise, safety leaders must rethink their approach, with or without regulatory oversight.

The Department of Labor announced “updates to penalty guidelines” to improve worker safety on Monday that it said will support small businesses and eliminate workplace hazards. The announcement ...

A warming climate exposes more and more workers to increasingly hotter conditions every year, yet soon after taking office, Donald Trump indefinitely froze a heat illness prevention rule proposed ...

As workplace deaths from heat increase, OSHA is debating the future of the first federal rules to protect workers from extreme heat. By Claire Brown Last August, nine workers across the United States, ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Trump in February nominated David Keeling to lead the Occupational Safety and Health ...

The National Safety Council (NSC) warns that evolving federal cannabis policy must be paired with strong impairment and safety controls to protect workers in safety-sensitive roles.

A warming climate exposes more and more workers to increasingly hotter conditions every year, yet soon after taking office, Donald Trump indefinitely froze a heat illness prevention rule proposed ...