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MSHA: Nearly All Coal Dust Samples Compliant with New Rule

"These results show that the new dust rule is working, and miners should be breathing cleaner air at coal mines," said Assistant Secretary Joe Main.

Texas Company Cited for Fall Hazards, Unguarded Machinery

OSHA's case against the metal fuel-tank fabricator involves 25 serious violations.

DOL Awards $1.3 Million to Help Implement Mexican Employment Discrimination Laws

The agency reached an agreement with Heartland Alliance International, a human rights group.



New Study looks at Health Hazards and Link to Miscarriages for Flight Attendants

New Study Looks at Health Hazards, Link to Miscarriages for Flight Attendants

The study found that high physical job demands and exposure to cosmic radiation are a few of the factors that put flight attendants at risk for miscarriage.

AG Wants Better Data Reporting on Shootings of Police, Use of Force

"It is incumbent upon all of us to protect both the safety of our police officers and the rights and well-being of all of our citizens. We can, and we must, examine new ways to do both," Attorney General Eric Holder said Jan. 15.

Texting Pedestrians at Greater Risk of Injury, Study Finds

It's hardly surprising that young adults who text on cell phones while walking may be may prone to trip or make contact with obstacles.

NSC Applauds NTSB's Most Wanted List

The annual summary of transportation policies includes addressing distracted driving, substance impaired driving and medical fitness for duty.

"We all have a right to know what toxic chemicals are being used and released into our environment, and what steps companies are taking to reduce their releases to the environment or, better yet, prevent waste from being generated in the first place,” said EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy.

22 Billion Pounds of Chemical Waste Recycled in 2013: EPA

The agency's 2013 Toxics Release Inventory analysis shows this was 84 percent of the toxic chemical waste managed at U.S. industrial facilities that year.

New Gas Pipeline Safety Standards Coming from PHMSA This Year

The White House's announcement of a new goal to cut methane emissions from the oil and gas sector included a reference to the upcoming standards.

CSB Meeting on US Ink Explosion Today

The combustible dust explosion at the New Jersey company injured seven employees in 2012.

Temporary Area Monitoring 101

Area monitors can be placed to create a buffer between hazards and people, so they know what they are heading into or what is coming their way.

Four Contractors Expose Workers to Potentially Fatal Falls: OSHA

The employers face more than $110,000 in fines for allegedly failing to provide protection.

MSHA Issues Proximity Detection Final Rule

"Simply put, the proximity detection final rule will save lives and has the potential to dramatically improve the safety of mining operations," said Assistant Secretary Joe Main. "It already has the support of many in the mining industry."

NTSB Investigating DC Subway Incident

NTSB Investigating DC Subway Incident

One passenger died while dozens of others were hospitalized due to smoke inhalation in an incident in the nation's capital.

FMCSA to Award $30 Million in State Grants to Advance Real-Time Safety Technologies

States are encouraged to apply for annual CVISN and PRISM grants.

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