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Nothing Is Final Yet: OSHA’s Deregulatory Docket Reaches the Hearing Room
By NASP Blogger Current Events
OSHA’s deregulatory rulemaking effort moves into its most visible phase this month. The agency begins a series of informal public hearings on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. ET, held virtually and continuing on subsequent weekdays. More than twenty proposed rules are on the docket, and this is the point at which the record…
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Safeguarding Workers from Heat Stress: The Role of Training and State Regulations
06.06.2025 ComplianceAs summer weather approaches, extreme heat has become a pressing occupational hazard, affecting both outdoor and indoor workers across the…
OSHA Shifts Focus with New Inspection Program — But Safety Shouldn’t Stop There
06.06.2025 ComplianceOn May 20, 2025, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced major updates to its inspection program. Under the…
OSHA Guidelines for Trenching and Excavation
05.15.2025 ComplianceTrenching and excavation can be extremely dangerous. Cave-ins or collapsing trenches pose the greatest threat to workers. While eliminating such…
Safety Tips for Trenching and Excavation
05.15.2025 ComplianceTrenching and excavation are essential to construction, but these tasks come with severe hazards. Annually, an average of 21 American workers…
How to Create Safety Training Programs in the Workplace
05.15.2025 ComplianceSafety professionals understand how critical training programs are to keeping workers safe. Unfortunately, accidents happen every day. In 2023, the United…
7 Strategies for Engaging Employees in Safety
05.14.2025 ComplianceAccording to one study, engaged employees were five times less likely to be the cause of an incident. When implementing your employee…
Measuring the Effectiveness of Safety Training
05.14.2025 ComplianceEmployees in industrial workplaces face several hazards on the job every day, including: To that end, the benefits of safety training in…
The Toll of Neglect: Workplace Fatalities by the Numbers
05.13.2025 ComplianceThe AFL-CIO’s latest annual report, Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect (2025), paints a grim picture of workplace…
How to Assess and Prioritize Risks in the Workplace
04.30.2025 ComplianceAs a safety manager, you understand that identifying and preparing for risks is crucial to maintaining a safe, productive work…
CSB Releases Second Volume of Chemical Incident Reports, Highlighting Continued Safety Failures
04.15.2025 ComplianceThe U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has released a second volume of incident reports detailing 25 serious…
OSHA Updates PPE Requirements for the Construction Industry: Ensuring Proper Fit for Worker Safety
03.10.2025 ComplianceNew OSHA Rule Mandates Properly Fitting PPE The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has finalized a significant revision to…
OSHA Releases Workplace Injury and Illness Data for 2023
03.10.2025 ComplianceThe U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released comprehensive data on workplace injuries and illnesses…
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