MSDSonline | Health & Safety

Since OSHA announced its new Final Rule to protect workers from exposure to respirable crystalline silica, the agency has handed down… Read more 

New data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show that there were approximately 2.9 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses reported… Read more 

OSHA recently released its Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs, a sorely needed update to guidelines the Agency first published… Read more 

To “reflect changes in the economy, workplaces, and evolving safety and health issues,” OSHA has updated its Recommended Practices for Safety… Read more 

OSHA will suspend enforcement of the anti-retaliation provisions in its Final Rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses until… Read more 

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has blocked efforts by OSHA to more strictly enforce its Process Safety… Read more 

Reaffirming its commitment to holding both host employers and staffing agencies responsible for training workers on hazards they may encounter on the… Read more 

In the material handling industry, even when most of the major hazards are identified and addressed, a small or careless mistake can… Read more 

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) — a Department of Transportation (DOT) agency… Read more 

Emphasizing the importance of controlling employee exposure to workplace hazards, OSHA has recommended the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s… Read more