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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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Baltimore — UL Solutions is the recipient of the 2026 Robert W. Campbell Award – a National Safety Council recognition for organizations that successfully integrate environmental, health and safety management with business operations. Representatives of UL Solutions accepted the award May 6 during the NSC Leaders in Safety Award Celebration, part of the 2026 NSC […]

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Baltimore — All workers can be leaders by taking daily action and accountability to develop an environment “that builds and creates trust and safety.” Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jason O. Harris offered that perspective May 7 during the Opening Session of the 2026 NSC Safety Summit. Frequently calling on attendees at the Baltimore […]

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When researchers at Johns Hopkins University recently explored electric scooter injuries among kids, one group stood out. Using 2020-2024 data from a nationally representative sample of U.S. emergency rooms, the researchers found that boys 17 and younger accounted for nearly 71% of the more than 2,100 recorded e-scooter injuries among kids. Around 42% of those […]

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Linköping, Sweden — Workplace bullying is more likely to occur in open-plan office settings than in work environments in which employees have their own offices or share a space with only a few co-workers, according to a recent study out of Sweden. Researchers at Linköping University used survey responses from more than 3,300 randomly selected […]

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Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency will propose risk management regulations for 1,2-dichloroethane, a colorless liquid frequently used to manufacture polyvinyl chloride, a type of plastic. On May 5, EPA published a final risk evaluation stating that 1,2 DCA, a carcinogenic substance also known as ethylene dichloride, presents “unreasonable risk” to workers under 15 conditions […]

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