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ODOL is asking employers to submit videos showing best practices, what works, as well as inspiring excellence and showing off their creativity.

Oklahoma Employers Urged to Enter Evolution of Safety Contest

The willing videos will debut June 17 at the 2016 Safety & Health Conference and featured on the ODOL YouTube page.

NFPA Offers Home Heating Equipment Safety Tips

Half of all home heating equipment fires are reported during December, January, and February, and more than half of the home heating fire deaths come from fires that began when a flammable item was too close to the heating equipment.

CDC Research Shows Excess Sodium Intake Still Common in United States

Nearly all Americans consume more sodium than is recommended, according to the CDC.

California Residents Purchase 28,000 Flood Insurance Policies

California residents are preparing for a severe El Nino flood risk.

Nearly $2 Million Available to Help Virginia Coal Miners Affected by Layoffs

The money will provide reemployment services in emerging and growing fields.

SB Framing Services Cited After Worker Dies Falling from Roof

The contractor was issued a willful and a serious violation for failing to protect employees.

NIST Researcher's Kit Recovers Trace Chemicals

If it can be successfully commercialized by industry, detectives, field inspectors, and others could carry with them a convenient version of NIST's "headspace analysis" technique that identifies solid or liquid compounds based on the makeup of vapors released into the air.

Dr. Jay Butler, chief medical officer of the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, called the state

HHS Commissions Addiction Report

The report will examine the health effects of drug and alcohol misuse from the perspectives of prevention, treatment, recovery, neurobiology, and delivery of care.



OSHA: Serial Violator Exposes Employees to Fall Hazards

High & Dry Roofing faces $152,460 in proposed penalties from OSHA and now is in the agency's Severe Violator Enforcement Program.

FDA Announces Final Rule to Ban Chemicals in Pizza Boxes

The FDA announced it plans to ban three chemicals used in pizza boxes, as well as other food packaging.

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