Last week, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced the details of its Sixth Annual National Fall Prevention Safety Stand-Down . The event, scheduled for the week of May 6–10, is designed to focus...

Last month the U.S Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) renewed an alliance with the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC), extending the pact (originally signed in August...

UPDATE: OSHA has delayed the deadline by an additional two weeks until Dec. 15. Click here for the official announcement from OSHA. This December 1 is the deadline set by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration...

From May 8 to May 12, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will hold its fourth annual National Safety Stand-Down , a program started in 2013 to “raise fall hazard awareness across the country in an effort...

The current economic climate in Washington, D.C., is uncertain at best. Last minute approval of the federal budget in late December would seem to offer a little more insight into how the Occupational Safety and Health...

in our industry, accidents often involve electricity. Beyond the risk of shock and electrocution, electricity generates extreme heat and arc flashes, which can cause fires. Because of this relationship, we should always...

While Congress is preoccupied with sorting out financial issues, President Obama’s re-election is not likely to result in any major immediate changes to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) activities. As...