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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 permanently raise line speed limits at some poultry-processing facilities and remove maximum speeds for certain pork processors. “Line speed limits exist to protect workers and food safety, and increasing those limits […]

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Denver — The Colorado House has approved an amended bill that would maintain the state’s workplace safety and health standards even if federal OSHA standards are “repealed or revoked.” Advanced on May 5, H.B. 26-1054 would authorize the state’s attorney general to replace any requirement from the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 if […]

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You’ve just witnessed a vehicle crash. Do you know what you should do? Here’s what the National Safety Council recommends: Park about 100 feet from the crash site and turn on your hazard lights. Call 911 and report the incident. Use flares or emergency lights to alert other drivers. If it’s safe to do so, […]

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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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Sacramento, CA — Legislation recently introduced in California would shift the responsibility for investigating workplace deaths and incidents involving permanent disability – which currently belongs to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health – to state prosecutors. Assemblymember Liz Ortega (D-San Leandro) introduced A.B. 2321 after a state audit published in July uncovered “deficiencies in […]

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Washington — Mine workers experienced a record-low injury rate last year, which is “cause for celebration,” Mine Safety and Health Administration head Wayne Palmer says. On April 28, MSHA announced that the all-injury rate – also known as total recordable injury rate – for the mining sector in 2025 was 1.74 per 200,000 hours worked. […]

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Boston — Although smaller construction firms continue to make strides in their commitment to employee safety, health and well-being, they still have room for improvement, according to a recent report from Dodge Construction Network. For its seventh biennial report on safety management in the construction industry, the network – a provider of data, analytics and […]

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Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency has delayed until further notice the effective date of certain worker-related provisions of the agency’s final rule banning the use of trichloroethylene, as related litigation continues. TCE is a toxic chemical used in dishwashing products and as a solvent in brake and parts cleaning, recycling, and disposal. In 2014, […]

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Hartford, CT — Although workplace injury rates are declining, the injuries that do occur are “growing more complex and taking longer to heal,” according to a new report from insurance provider The Travelers Cos. For its 2026 Injury Impact Report, researchers used data from more than 1.2 million workers’ compensation claims submitted from various businesses […]

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Sacramento, CA — The California Department of Motor Vehicles has adopted regulations that allow autonomous vehicle manufacturers to test and operate driverless trucks weighing 10,000 pounds or more on state roadways. The new rules – some of which were effective immediately – override a ban on operating large driverless trucks, “opening the California market to […]

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