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Tunnel Construction

OSHA Partners with Methuen Obayashi JV on Manchester Tunnel Project Safety

The strategic partnership aims to reduce construction hazards through improved safety systems, training, and leadership engagement during work on the Cemetery Brook Drain Tunnel Project.

Workplace Injury

ASSP Pushes "Powered Action" to Prevent Serious Workplace Injuries

The American Society of Safety Professionals is advancing a new approach focused on neutralizing high-risk hazards at the point of work, targeting serious injuries and fatalities through action-driven safety strategies and standards.

Jim Pauley CEO NFPA

NFPA Unveils NFPA LiNK® 3.0 Advancing Digital Transformation in Fire and Life Safety

The latest update to NFPA LiNK introduces AI-powered tools and workflow enhancements designed to help safety professionals apply codes and standards faster, more accurately, and with greater confidence.



Construction Safety

How Storytelling and AI Can Strengthen Safety Culture

Stories about near misses, lessons learned, and everyday work can bridge the gap between written safety rules and real-world behavior—when used thoughtfully and supported by leadership and technology.

PPE

Oregon OSHA Releases New Worker Safety and Rights Guide

A free, multilingual publication aims to help Oregon workers recognize workplace hazards, understand employer responsibilities, and take action to protect their safety and health.

Facility Worker Training

Rethinking OEHS Training: Moving Beyond Compliance to Reduce Risk

Research shows that compliance-focused safety training alone rarely delivers lasting risk reduction, prompting calls for competency-based, risk-informed learning models.

OSHA

OSHA Orders Reinstatement After Retaliation Over Safety Concerns

Federal investigators found a Texas trucking company violated whistleblower protections by firing a driver who raised vehicle safety issues.

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Friday New Products Roundup, January 9th

This week’s Friday Roundup highlights new emergency response equipment, maintenance solutions that extend system performance, digital tools to simplify regulatory compliance, cold-weather PPE innovations, and industry efforts to improve fit and inclusion for women in the skilled trades.

Costs of Safety

When Safety Becomes Optional, Risk Becomes Inevitable

Reducing safety investment may deliver short-term savings, but U.S. data shows it often leads to higher financial, legal, and operational costs over time.

Worker Entering a Confined Space

California Updates Confined Space Rules for Construction

New rules aim to strengthen worker protections in hazardous construction environments.

Drug Czar Sara Bailey

NSC Highlights Workplace Safety After Drug Policy Director Confirmation

National Safety Council highlights overdose prevention, impairment risks, and employer-led safety efforts after Senate confirms Sara Bailey as drug czar.

Facility Workers with Clipboards

Washington L&I Finalizes Rule on Safety and Health Retaliation

Rule updates replace “discrimination” with “retaliation” terminology and revise worker protection language in Title 296 WAC.

Sparks from Welding

Fire Safety on Jobsites: How to Prevent and Prepare for an Emergency

Construction jobsites are filled with hidden fire hazards, especially during hot work—here’s how to reduce risks, equip crews, and stay ready when seconds count.

Artificial Intelligence and Occupational Health & Safety

AI, PSIFs, and the Future of Proactive EHS Risk Management

Why traditional safety metrics fail to prevent serious injuries and fatalities—and how AI helps EHS teams identify PSIF risks before life-altering events occur.

Youth Training Program

DOL Offers $98 Million to Expand Youth Pre-Apprenticeship Programs

Funding through the YouthBuild program aims to prepare young people ages 16–24 for careers in construction, manufacturing, IT and health care through training and apprenticeship pathways.

Construction Workers Gathered in a Meeting

Ten Years On: How Foresight Reshaped the Meaning of Safety Excellence

A decade of change in safety practice highlights the growing importance of foresight in managing risk and organizational performance.

Young Worker Wearing Face Mask

Younger Trades Workers Report Gaps in Asbestos Training and Safety Trust

New data highlight differences in preparedness, training, and employer trust as Gen Z and millennial workers encounter legacy hazards on older job sites.

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