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Charter Renewed for Committee Advising on Federal Workplace Safety Law

The renewed charter runs two years from its filing date, but the committee itself has no set end date.

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Fall Protection Leads Washington Construction Safety Violations in 2026

Washington construction safety data show fall protection continuing to dominate serious violations as the state moves ahead with rulemaking involving PPE, heat, lead and other workplace hazards.

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Fire Chiefs Adopt Guidance on Health and Emerging Technology

The Urban Fire Forum addressed firefighter fitness, PFAS research, drone use and the challenges of managing emergency services.

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Sustaining the Decline in Construction Suicide and Overdose Deaths

Practical steps construction leaders can take to strengthen mental health and substance use support for every worker on site.

Participants review crisis scenarios during the West Virginia Chemical Sector Tabletop Exercise in Nitro, West Virginia. Alliance for Chemical Distribution.

West Virginia Exercise Tests Chemical Incident Response and Recovery

The tabletop scenario covered hazardous materials response, evacuation, communications, physical security and business continuity.

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Construction Report Reviews Technology Used to Manage Jobsite Safety Risks

Construction firms’ safety leaders wrote case studies on drones, incident data, heat and digital hazard planning.

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The Hidden Safety Risk: When Critical Knowledge Is Hard to Find

Organizations can reduce safety risk by ensuring workers can access trusted operational knowledge when and where they need it.

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The Safety Signals Chemical Manufacturers Keep Missing

A serious incident is often the moment a company realizes its safety reporting process had been failing long before that day.



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NSC Labor Division Supports Indianapolis Hunger Relief

Union locals and individual donors contributed more than $3,000 to Second Helpings during the division’s fall meeting.

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AI System Targets Real-Time Safety Helmet Compliance Monitoring

Researchers developed a system that combines helmet detection with head-location technology to determine whether workers are actually wearing protective headgear.

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