A new Safety Champions Program aims to help employers strengthen workplace safety through a voluntary, structured framework.

On October 11, 2018, in an about-face on prior guidance, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a significant Standard Interpretation Memorandum regarding safety-incentive ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has rolled back Obama-era guidance on safety incentive programs and post-accident drug testing. OSHA has a rule prohibiting employer ...

The Federal Agency Targeting Inspection Program (FEDTARG) directive provides the procedures OSHA field staff must follow when conducting safety inspections at some of the most hazardous federal ...

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- The Voluntary Protection Program is an initiative created by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration that encourages private industry and federal agencies ...

"OSHA is coming" is still a phrase likely to put fear into a plant manager's heart. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration was created by Congress in 1971 to reduce the number and severity ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WWLP) – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has created a new program to protect workers from falls. The National Emphasis Program is an effort to reduce fall ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WWLP)– The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced the creation of a national emphasis program to prevent workplace hazards in ...

Warehousing operation have a higher injury rate compared to other workplaces, but OSHA hopes to help fix that through a new five-year program in Pennsylvania and other nearby states. With the rapid ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has expanded the list of organizations whose crane-operator certification programs it formally recognizes, with an agreement with the National Center ...

OSHA released a report on Nevada’s occupational safety and health program that reveals a number of serious concerns with the program’s operation, including failure to issue appropriate willful and ...

CAMP CARROLL, South Korea – Despite already boasting a stellar safety record, one unit here is cranking things up a notch when it comes to promoting safe habits and instilling an organizational ...