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Lot’s happening in the world of workplace safety and health. OSHA and MSHA are making progress on several standards and…

Mine Employee and Company Convicted of Falsifying Coal Dust Sampling Walter Perkins, a coal dust examiner in Harlan County, KY,…

Sometimes I wish I could just stay home in bed. But dogs need walking, and this aging body needs exercise.…

For regulatory nerds, no days are more exciting than when the White House Office of Regulatory and Interagency Affairs (OIRA)…

In some fairly good news for workers who want to live a full life, but work in foundries or manufacture brick,…

Inhaling silica dust can cause silicosis, lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and kidney disease. OSHA’s 45 year old standards…

There is no better holiday gift than the gift of life and that is what the DC Appeals Court gave thousands…

Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta testified last Thursday at a hearing before the full House Education and Workforce Committee, and…

Bad News For Supporters of Silica-related Disease: As of October 23, OSHA’s Silica rule has finally come into full effect.…

You won’t see it in a press release, but yesterday OSHA announced another 30 day delay in full enforcement of…

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