Federal workplace safety officials plan to release a proposed rule later this year aimed at preventing workplace violence in the healthcare industry, giving you time to prepare for the potential of ...

OSHA’s website recently added advice to employers, particularly in retail and warehousing, to help keep their employees safe this holiday season and linked a video on the Department of Labor’s YouTube ...

The idea of “Total Worker Health” is becoming more common in safety conversations. It goes beyond hard hats and safety signs. This approach looks at the whole worker, including physical, mental, and ...

Despite decades of scientific evidence linking ethylene oxide to cancer and other serious health effects, OSHA’s 40-year-old exposure limits continue to leave medical sterilization and manufacturing ...

During National Mental Health Awareness Month in May, OSHA wants employers to consider the role that workplace stress may have in their business. OSHA has a workplace stress toolkit for employers with ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations this week to Nationwide Children's Hospital after an investigation into accusations that it failed to protect employees from patient ...

After a nurse was kicked in the head, a federal agency has cited a second Jacksonville mental health center for not properly protecting employees from attacks by patients. River Point Behavioral ...

Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. A construction worker climbs a ladder at Los Angeles International Airport on Jan. 17, 2024. Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. As the Trump Administration moves ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration terminated a COVID-specific rule on Wednesday that aimed to protect direct caregivers, deciding instead to shift its focus to include more infectious ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon OSHA announced Monday it is proposing significant improvements to its safety and health rules for housing that employers provide to workers, most often in agricultural ...

The Department of Public Health is announcing significant revisions to both the Community Health Education and Occupational Health & Safety concentrations within the major, which will be implemented ...