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Where Safety Is Headed in 2026: Insights from the Safety Community
By NASP Blogger Safety Culture
Earlier this year, we asked our students, members, and social media audience where they believe safety should be headed in 2026. The feedback was consistent. The future of safety is focused on people, participation, and prevention. Improving safety culture and employee engagement emerged as the top priority, selected by approximately 80% of respondents. Increasing leadership…
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Business Owner Gets Prison Time for Employee Death
05.15.2023 Current EventsA New Jersey construction company owner was sentenced to three months in prison following his guilty plea to willfully violating…
New DOT Regulations for Drug and Alcohol Testing
05.15.2023 ComplianceThe U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has new regulations updating its drug testing requirements and allowing oral fluid testing for…
4 Family Members Charged with $2.1M in WC Fraud
05.15.2023 Current EventsFour family members were charged with multiple counts of workers’ compensation fraud for underreporting payroll for two of their California…
Wisconsin Safety Council’s 81st Annual Conference
04.18.2023 Current EventsWe are excited to be exhibiting at the Wisconsin Safety Council’s 81st Annual Conference! Come say hey, we are at…
Amputation Leads to Nearly $2M in Penalties
04.12.2023 Current EventsWhile working the overnight sanitation shift at an Ohio food processing plant, a 29-year-old temporary worker – on the job…
Are You Hiring? Let Us Help!
04.12.2023 Current EventsLet’s be honest; the pandemic drastically changed the employment landscape. Finding employees to fill open positions, especially in the safety…
Survey Says…
04.12.2023 Current EventsA recent Fluke Safety Survey (specializing in electrical safety products) sought to identify trends in various workplace safety-related topics. The…
OSHA Proves Extreme Heat Hazard, Fails to Propose Abatement
04.12.2023 ComplianceIn a series of heat illness-related cases involving the United States Postal Service (USPS), OSHA successfully established extreme heat as…
Advocacy Groups Want OSHA to Regulate Worker Surveillance Tech
04.12.2023 ComplianceTwenty-one worker advocacy organizations issued a letter to the Biden administration asking for OSHA to protect workers from workplace surveillance…
Watchdog: OSHA Should Improve Complaints & Referrals Process
03.13.2023 ComplianceThe Department of Labor Office of Inspector General (OIG) commissioned a third-party audit of OSHA which found the agency didn’t…
Lawsuit May Jeopardize OSHA
03.13.2023 Current EventsNineteen attorneys general filed an amicus brief in Allstates Refractory Contractors LLC v. Walsh, a case that challenges OSHA’s ability…
Walsh Addresses FY 2024 Budget
03.13.2023 Current EventsThe Biden-Harris administration recently released President Biden’s budget for fiscal year 2024. “President Biden’s 2024 budget request of $15.1 billion…
