As wildfire risks grow nationwide, NFPA’s 2026 Wildfire Community Preparedness Day funding highlights the increasing overlap between community resilience and occupational safety responsibilities.
Effective training helps workers understand gas hazards, respond to alarms, and reduce exposure to toxic, flammable, and oxygen-deficient atmospheres.
AI is increasingly used to predict risks, prevent injuries, and support long-term safety decision-making, while raising important questions about governance, ethics, and worker trust.
Federal funding from the U.S. Department of Labor, administered by MSHA, will support mine safety and health training programs nationwide, expanding education and hazard awareness in a high-risk industry.
The National Safety Council (NSC) warns that evolving federal cannabis policy must be paired with strong impairment and safety controls to protect workers in safety-sensitive roles.
Targeted training and clear protocols can help construction supervisors recognize mental health risks, respond with confidence and foster safer, more supportive job sites.
New gap analysis tool helps employers identify system-level weaknesses tied to serious injuries and fatalities.
Agency highlights training, supervision, and legal requirements as youth employment increases statewide.
Manual labor employees face elevated arthritis risk long before symptoms appear, but early ergonomic intervention, task redesign and evidence-based prevention strategies can protect joint health, sustain productivity and reduce long-term costs.
The strategic partnership focuses on hazard prevention and worker training during construction of the Mark Stebbins Community Center.