Falls are one of the leading causes of serious work-related injuries and deaths, particularly in the construction industry. In response to this ongoing hazard, the Occupational Safety and Health ...

In the last decade, hundreds of workers have lost their lives to falls every year and even more have been injured from these preventable incidents. In 2021 alone, 680 workers died from falling to a ...

OSHA has entered into a new partnership in Idaho Falls, Idaho, aiming to enhance workplace safety and prevent exposure to hazards. In a statement dated August 30, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) ...

Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA has just announced a National Emphasis Program to prevent falls, the leading cause of fatal workplace injuries and the violation the agency cites most frequently in ...

The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has begun a National Emphasis Program to prevent falls, the leading cause of fatal workplace ...

In what can only be viewed as another example of OSHA’s inability to effectively advance its rulemaking agenda, OSHA recently withdrew from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review of its ...

SIOUX FALLS — Federal workplace safety regulators have opened an investigation into two companies after a worker was killed in a Sioux Falls construction accident last week. At approximately 4 p.m.

On July 24, the U.S. Department of Labor announced self-audit programs, which include new and updated offerings, which the agency said aims to enhance worker protections while reducing the likelihood ...