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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 House Appropriations Committee. It would direct the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment to collect data – beginning no later than Jan. 1 – on work-related injuries, illnesses and emergencies […]

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When the weather gets warm, driveways can be busy places – especially for kids. Shooting hoops and riding bikes. Drawing with chalk and playing other games. With so much going on, it’s important to remember that injuries can happen. Here, experts offer advice on how to help keep everyone safe in the driveway. Watch behind […]

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Good oral hygiene and regular dental visits may help older adults maintain a healthy weight, Brazilian and American researchers say. A group that included representatives from Federal University of Pelotas (Brazil) and the National Institute on Aging followed more than 900 adults between the ages of 70 and 79 for four years. They focused on […]

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Washington — Proposed White House budget cuts risk transforming OSHA into an “injury investigation agency instead of an agency that’s out there trying to proactively prevent injuries,” a former head of OSHA says. Doug Parker, now a health and safety policy consultant, was among a panel that testified during a May 13 House Workforce Protections […]

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Watertown, SD — For communication tower workers who commute to and operate vehicles on jobsites, “making sure that we stay honed in” and “don’t allow ourselves to become complacent” is critical. That’s an insight from Cameron Swanson, vice president of operations at Ontivity, in a new video from NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association. In […]

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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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