The U.S. Department of Labor announced May 1 that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has begun a National Emphasis Program to prevent falls, the leading cause of fatal workplace injuries and the violation the agency cites most frequently in construction industry inspections.

In support of OSHA’s annual safety initiative, Werner plans to train 50,000 people nationwide and host 300 safety training events.

Governing for Impact and the Center for Democracy and Technology sent a letter to the White House, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health requesting that the Biden Administration direct NIOSH to study and OSHA to regulate Employer Surveillance and Algorithmic Management technology.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is inviting workplace safety stakeholders to share their comments on how the agency can best honor companies who make exceptional commitments to workplace safety and health.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced the issuance of new enforcement guidance in a stated effort to “make its penalties more effective in stopping employers from repeatedly exposing workers to life-threatening hazards or failing to comply with certain workplace safety and health requirements.”

The U.S. Department of Labor announced changes to Occupational Safety and Health Administration civil penalty amounts based on cost-of-living adjustments for 2023.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration held a meeting of its National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health on Jan. 10 to hear updates from Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Jim Frederick and a report from NACOSH’s Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Work Group.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced plans to hold an online meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health on Jan. 23, 2023, from 2 to 4 p.m. EST.