Workplace fatalities and serious injuries continue to occur when employers underestimate the dangers of confined spaces and hazardous atmospheres. A recent article by OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region highlights how quickly a routine task can become deadly without proper safety controls, training, and respiratory protection. According to the recent OSHA investigation,...
The February 1, 2026 deadline to post your 2025 Form 300A (Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses) has now passed. If your organization has not posted the required summary, you may currently be out of compliance with California OSHA recordkeeping requirements. And because recordkeeping violations are among the most frequently...
Confined spaces have long been a major safety challenge in construction work. In California, the stakes for managing these hazards just got higher and rightly so. New Cal/OSHA confined space regulations took effect on January 1, 2026 and require employers to update how they identify, evaluate, control, communicate about, and...
On December 10, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a set of official letters of interpretation designed to clarify how federal safety standards apply in real-world workplace scenarios. These interpretations help employers and safety professionals understand enforcement, compliance, and underlying regulatory intent, particularly...
On January 16, 2025, OSHA News Release published a news release revealing that at a storm-pipe cleaning/maintenance worksite in Port St. Lucie, Florida, had a horrific preventable incident of a 24-year-old worker that was killed after an inflatable pipe plug exploded. The employer failed to identify and evaluate the hazard...
A recent enforcement action by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) highlights the very real dangers that workers in stone product manufacturing and other industries face from airborne silica dust. On May 14, 2025, OSHA announced that the Art-Stone Granite & Marble Inc. in Marietta, Georgia, was cited for two repeat and...
The U.S. Department of Labor / OSHA recently issued a strong “wake-up” trade release urging employers to double down on trenching and excavation safety. With 11 trench-related fatalities already reported in 2025 and a cluster of recent collapses in the Midwest, the agency is warning that these are not freak...
During a recent OSHA enforcement action a sobering reality was reinforced, fall hazards remain one of the most dangerous risks in construction and roofing work. On September 15, 2025, OSHA announced that a Florida roofing contractor was cited for 10 safety violations after workers fell through residential skylights without having...
Protecting Workers at Every Elevation: Why California’s New Fall Protection Rules Matter Every day, workers across California risk their lives on elevated surfaces, scaffolds, rooftops and beams, while constructing the structures we depend on. Unfortunately, falls remain the leading cause of fatalities in construction. Effective July 1, 2025, Cal/OSHA is...
In today’s evolving environmental and public health landscape, the cleanup of homeless encampments has become an increasingly common and complex task for many city departments, contractors, and cleanup professionals. These operations demand more than good intentions and a strong stomach; they require comprehensive knowledge of hazardous materials, biohazard safety, and...
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