U.S. mines have now gone three years in a row without a pattern of violations notice, and operators can use MSHA's online calculators to track their own standing, the agency said.
Manufacturers face updated lab test methods and documentation rules, while garment types, performance classes and the three fluorescent background colors stay the same.
In a team exercise built around different industries, high school students took the part of occupational health professionals and wrapped up with group presentations.
Researchers tracked manufacturing citations and found gaps in inspection records showing whether workplace hazards remained corrected.
Good shoe tread does more than prevent slips. It gives workers the grip they need to push carts, pull loads and reach safely without losing their footing.
Morton Salt said it is investigating the water intrusion with regulators and independent experts and will notify affected vendors and customers of what it calls a force majeure event.
Saelua Medical Corporation in American Samoa and the University of Arizona are sharing the 2026 awards from the Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety grant program.
Washington regulators will use the input to help develop a preliminary draft rule, which they will share before holding more meetings around the state in 2027.
Awards of $150,000 to $2 million will fund two-year projects, and each applicant must line up an industry partner in Ohio.
Lithium-ion battery hazards, hands-on extinguisher practice and recurring storage and hot work violations deserve attention for the rest of 2026.