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OSHA Partners with Harvey Construction to Promote Safety on Manchester Project

The strategic partnership focuses on hazard prevention and worker training during construction of the Mark Stebbins Community Center.

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Everyday Electrical Risks That Threaten Worker Safety

Electrical hazards can strike without warning—whether from damaged wiring, overloaded circuits, wet environments, or improper procedures. Understanding these risks and taking preventive steps is essential to protecting workers across every industry that relies on electrical power.

Smart Light on a Forklift

AI and Smart Lighting Are Transforming Forklift Safety in Modern Warehouses

As facilities push for higher efficiency and stronger safety compliance, AI-powered cameras, predictive alerts, and advanced forklift lighting systems are redefining visibility, reducing near misses, and creating a proactive, data-driven approach to pedestrian and equipment safety.

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Physical Fitness to Be Focus of Safety Stand Down 2026

The campaign will focus on physical fitness and its role in reducing preventable injuries and deaths in the fire and emergency services during Safety Stand Down 2026, June 14–20.

Commercial Bakery Kitchen

Federal Safety Investigation Targets Ohio Commercial Bakery

OSHA has proposed nearly $395,000 in penalties after citing New Horizons Baking Co. for repeat and serious workplace safety violations involving hazardous machinery and lockout/tagout failures.

Excavation Site

OSHA Cites Connecticut Contractor for Continued Safety Violations

Federal safety officials have proposed more than $1 million in penalties after a follow-up inspection found repeated excavation and workplace safety violations.

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ASSP Safety 2026 to Bring Education, Networking, and Innovation to Anaheim

Registration is now open for ASSP’s Safety 2026 conference and exposition in Anaheim, June 15–17, featuring 200+ education sessions, CEUs, and a large safety solutions expo.

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NSC Report Highlights Progress and Gaps in MSD Prevention

The National Safety Council’s 2024–2025 MSD Solutions Index Pledge Community Report finds many organizations strengthening safety culture but urges clearer risk-reduction goals and broader adoption of MSD prevention tools and technologies.



Data Driven Industrial Hygiene

Modern Industrial Hygiene: Building Smarter, Data-Driven Exposure Assessment Programs

A veteran industrial hygienist examines how exposure assessment has evolved—and why today’s IH programs must integrate smarter strategies, stronger analytical quality and a deeper understanding of real-world variability to truly protect workers.

PFAS Free Clothing

San Francisco Fire Department Becomes Largest in U.S. to Adopt Non-PFAS Turnout Gear

Following the nation’s first municipal ban on PFAS in firefighter gear, San Francisco equips its entire frontline force with non-PFAS turnout gear to reduce exposure risks while maintaining NFPA performance standards.

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