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A construction worker in a hard hat and safety harness works among wooden roof trusses on a building site.

Minnesota OSHA Reports Fatalities and Serious Injuries Across Multiple Industries

Updated investigation summaries highlight falls, machinery incidents, struck-by hazards and other workplace risks.

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China Workplace Safety Expo Returns to Shanghai in April 2027

The fair is one of Messe Düsseldorf's occupational safety and health trade fairs.

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New Software Helps Emergency Responders See Possible Paths of Hazardous Releases

SAFER Response pairs Emergency Response Guidebook guidance with rapid plume modeling and internet weather data and can draw field data from its maker's area and personal monitors.

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AIHA Launches Chemical Exposure Guidelines Resource and Training

The new resources provide access to exposure guidelines for more than 150 chemicals and support emergency response planning.

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Lawmakers Urge OSHA to Reconsider Respiratory Protection Changes

A congressional letter raises concerns about proposed changes to respirator requirements and medical evaluations for workers.

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Cal/OSHA Updates General Industry Workplace Violence Draft for Third Time This Year

The proposed standard, which would be a new section 3343 of title 8, traces back on Cal/OSHA's page to a 2017 advisory meeting on a petition granted by California's Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board.

Worker packing small cardboard boxes for shipping.

Washington L&I Shares One-Box-at-a-Time Fix for Hand Strain in Packing Work

Short-term adjustments can reduce strain, let the body recover during the workday, break up the monotony and give teams time to work out process improvements, the agency said.

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Kentucky Safety Program Reminds Employers of Coming Chemical Hazard Communication Deadline

Kentucky employers need correct chemical labels and classifications, plus updated safety data sheets, programs and training for newly identified hazards.



 Rows of white N95 filtering facepiece respirators with yellow straps.

Respiratory Protection in Transition: What OSHA's Proposed Changes Mean

OSHA's proposal to drop required medical evaluations for N95 and loose-fitting PAPR users could ease paperwork, but it also raises questions about screening, program consistency and worker health.

Three underground mine workers in orange protective gear working around steel reinforcement.

MSHA Issues No Pattern of Violations Notices in Annual Screening of U.S. Mines

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.

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