The Department of Labor announced that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has completed changes to restructure its regional operations.

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration launched an online tool intended to allow users to search the agency’s severe injury report database and view trends related to workplace injuries occurring in states covered by OSHA.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration formally released its proposed rule on “Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings” that was published on the Department of Labor’s website on July 2.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has updated its Injury Tracking Application data webpage to include 2023 summary data. The 2023 Form 300A data reflects data collection changes beginning in 2024. For example, OSHA added an establishment ID to link the summary data to new case detail data.

The U.S. Department of Labor has released a proposed rule with the goal of protecting millions of workers from the significant health risks of extreme heat. If finalized, the rule would help protect approximately 36 million workers in indoor and outdoor work settings and substantially reduce heat injuries, illnesses and deaths in the workplace.

The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Jeffrey D. Shoaf, released a statement in response to the release of a new proposed federal heat safety rule by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently investigated NOR-D LLC after the contractor had a worker pass away from injuries suffered while working on a warehouse in Macon, Georgia, according to Robert Yaniz Jr. of Occupational Health & Safety.

A contractor in New Jersey will pay $13,500 in OSHA fines after one of its workers fell to their death on a job site, according to Guy Burdick of EHS Daily Advisor.

Werner kicks off 2024 Safety Stand-Down with more than 500 trainings planned nationwide in support of the OSHA Safety Stand-Down initiative. Supporting safety leaders, the training events will help raise awareness about fall hazards to help keeps pros safe on the work site.