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

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 ...

The head of the nation’s top workplace safety regulator wants to start filling 180 vacant safety inspector positions as part of a sweeping effort to balance enforcement with industry cooperation.

State regulators release revised enforcement instructions to guide employers through evolving compliance requirements and inspection protocols.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), like many federal agencies, has finite resources for carrying out its essential functions. It simply isn’t feasible, nor efficient or ...

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 ...

Seyfarth Synopsis: Oregon OSHA institutes program for comprehensive follow-up inspections based on an employer’s violation history, which necessitates employer care during inspections and negotiation ...

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 ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) enforcement staff remains at a record low, a reality the agency’s Inspector General warns increases the risk of serious hazards going ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The federal government is planning to reform a workplace ...

Odessa College Occupational Safety and Environmental Technology Department Chair Jessica Jordan, Kristie M. Fuentes Cruz, OSHA compliance assistance specialist in Lubbock, Elizabeth Linda Routh, area ...

OSHA recently updated its Federal Agency Targeting Inspection Program (FEDTARG) directive for fiscal year 2011. This directive orders programmed inspections of federal agency establishments that ...