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Salt Producer Halts Mining at Ohio Site After Underground Water Inflow

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.

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Labor Department Awards $250,000 to Two Groups for Miner Safety Education and Training

Saelua Medical Corporation in American Samoa and the University of Arizona are sharing the 2026 awards from the Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety grant program.

Worker in a high-visibility jacket wipes her forehead while holding a clipboard in an industrial facility.

Washington Schedules Public Meetings on Possible Indoor Heat Rule for Workers

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.



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Ohio Offers $29 Million to Develop Protective Equipment and Technology for Workers

Awards of $150,000 to $2 million will fund two-year projects, and each applicant must line up an industry partner in Ohio.

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NIOSH Warns of Lead Exposure Risks in Battery Industry

A new NIOSH bulletin highlights elevated blood lead levels among battery manufacturing and recycling workers, along with workplace conditions that can increase exposure.

Courtesy of MSA Safety: Worker wearing a hard hat holds an MSA ALTAIR io 6 gas detector near a confined space opening.

Northeast Utility Picks Cellular-Connected Gas Detectors for Worker Safety

MSA Safety's ALTAIR io 6 is a six-gas detector with a built-in sampling pump, and its cloud software tracks worker status, gas alarms and where each device is.

Firefighters in protective gear spray foam onto flames during a firefighting operation.

Pennsylvania Enacts Law Restricting PFAS in Firefighting Foam

New restrictions aim to reduce firefighters' exposure to PFAS while providing assistance for the disposal of existing firefighting foam.

Workers discuss workplace safety as a woman holds a yellow hard hat in an industrial facility.

AIHA Highlights OSHA Clarifications on Head Protection and Electrical Lock Labels

Top-only helmets may fall short when an assessment finds side-of-head risks, and a labeled lock works if the label is readable, according to two OSHA letters summarized by AIHA.

Worker wearing a safety harness climbs onto a rooftop with ropes and equipment.

Washington Fines Yakima County Roofing Contractor After Worker's Fatal Fall

State investigators found an unguarded skylight and said the company had not identified the fall hazard or given workers adequate training on it.

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NIOSH Highlights Emerging Safety Risks of Construction Robotics

As robots take on more construction tasks, researchers emphasize the need to address human-robot interactions, equipment hazards and changing jobsite conditions.

Construction worker wearing a hard hat and safety vest works in a deep excavation beside a large underground pipe.

OSHA Cites Illinois Utility Contractor After Workers Seen in Unprotected Trench

The trench had no cave-in protection or safe way out, workers lacked hardhats, and materials and equipment sat less than 2 feet from the edge.

Rail workers wearing hard hats and high-visibility safety vests stand beside railroad tracks near a locomotive.

Operation Lifesaver Reports on 2025 Rail Safety Outreach and First Responder Training

The rail safety nonprofit debuted public service announcements for RV drivers and motorists near transit trains and held its first Emergency Notification System Sign Awareness Day.

Headshots of J. J. Keller & Associates leadership appointees Reggie Thomas, Christina McAuley and Stephanie Hallman, from left to right.

J. J. Keller Names Three Leaders for Its Compliance Products Division

A new director of marketing joins the Compliance Products business, and a longtime company leader accepts the director of product management role.

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SHOEBOX PureTest™ Wins Hearing Industry Award for Booth-Free Workplace Hearing Tests

Safeguards built into the tablet audiometer pause a test when background noise climbs too high, and a new dashboard flags workers with overdue tests or pending retests.

Worker in a safety vest uses a digital check-in kiosk while another worker wearing a hard hat looks on.

Novara Module Checks Contractor Training and Approval at the Site Gate

Novara's new Visitor Management module tracks who is on site through the workday and flags any check-in left open more than 12 hours.

Worker wearing a hard hat and gloves inspects an electrical control panel.

L&I Updates Electrical Rules for Electricians Installing Electric Vehicle Equipment

The amendments carry out a law that, since Jan. 1, has required installers on public works projects to be certified through a nationally recognized training program.

Illuminated green emergency exit sign with a left-pointing arrow and a running person symbol.

Lighting Manufacturer Offers Workplace Guidance on Picking and Maintaining Exit Signs

Proper placement, visibility during power outages and regular testing can help ensure exit signs support safe workplace evacuations.

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