Report Urges Action on Ionizing Radiation Exposures in Commercial Aviation

A report published in June urges the Federal Aviation Administration to require commercial airlines to implement radiation safety programs for flight crew members and "improve the accessibility and usability of existing dose-estimation tools."

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July 2, 2026

Forest Service Plans to Expand N95 Access to Wildland Firefighters

The U.S. Forest Service's strategy to reduce hazardous exposures for federal wildland firefighters during the 2026 fire year includes expanding access to N95 respirators, the Department of Agriculture announced on June 26.

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July 2, 2026

EU Legislators Agree on New Limit Values for Certain Chemicals, Other Protections

Negotiators from the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament—the EU's two legislative bodies—reached a provisional agreement regarding new exposure limit values for certain chemicals, among other worker protections.

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July 2, 2026

OSHA Issues Fines Totaling $3.5 Million for Chemical Spill Response

Three employers have been issued a combined $3.5 million in OSHA penalties for failing to protect workers during cleanup of a sulfuric acid spill in Channelview, Texas.

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News

Report Urges Action on Ionizing Radiation Exposures in Commercial Aviation

Forest Service Plans to Expand N95 Access to Wildland Firefighters

EU Legislators Agree on New Limit Values for Certain Chemicals, Other Protections

OSHA Issues Fines Totaling $3.5 Million for Chemical Spill Response

Archive

2026

June

EPA Releases Draft Risk Evaluation for Flame Retardant TBBPA

Report: Household Devices That Retain Warm Water Present Legionella Concerns

Notices About NIOSH Respirator Approvals Outline Changes Due to Acquisitions

Some Movement on OSHA Proposals to Amend Respiratory Protection Requirements

NIOSH Develops System to Control Silica Exposures at Mine Sites

Report Highlights Legionella Risks from Hot Tubs at Rental Properties

CDC Seeks Input on Study of Waste Anesthetic Gas Exposures

Collecting "Samples" with Direct-Reading Instruments

A Multi-Level Approach to Job Stress

Agents of Change: The Imminent AI Future

Lessons from a Confined Space Tragedy

Assessing Legionella Prevention Efforts

OEHS and EPA: Collaborating on Chemical Risk Evaluations

A Delicate Balance: Right-Sizing Ego in OEHS

A New Interface: Wildfires Meet Refinery Fires

Historic Exposure Assessment

A Preview of the NFPA Battery Safety Code

The Health and Productivity Benefits of Emissions-Based Maintenance

Accountability for the "Trash" School

Notes from Underground: Sampling a Subway System

An “Emerging Interest”: Occupational Exposure to OPEs

Your Brain: Under the Hood

May

California Takes Step Toward Prohibiting Artificial Stone Fabrication and Installation

CSB: Runaway Reaction Led to Fatal 2024 Explosion at Kentucky Facility

Report: Lack of Full Board Presents Operational Challenges for CSB

DOL Cancels This Year's Inflation Adjustment to Civil Penalties

Veterinary Professional Contracted Avian Flu from Exposure to Domestic Cat, CDC Reports

OSHA Seeks Input on the GHS Ahead of Upcoming UN Meeting

Swedish Chemicals Agency Evaluates the Solvent Butanone

NIST Evaluates PFAS Concentrations in Stressed Firefighting Gear

Toxicological Profile for Xylenes Available from ATSDR

CSB to Investigate Fatal Incident at West Virginia Facility

OSHA Releases Severe Occupational Injury Report Statistics for 2024

Respirator User Notices Address Certain Filter Cartridges, SCBAs

EPA Publishes Final Risk Evaluation for 1,2-Dichloroethane

Secretary of Agriculture Urges "Proactive Measures" to Protect Wildland Firefighters

HSE Seeks Feedback on Proposed Changes to UK Lead Regulation

Another Postponement for TCE Requirements

April

Employees of Beverage Manufacturer Show Symptoms of Peracetic Acid Exposure, Evaluation Finds

Lead Ranks at the Top of ATSDR’s Updated Substance Priority List

New NIOSH Dashboard Highlights Its Health Hazard Evaluations

ILO Estimates Effects of Psychosocial Risks at Work

EU-OSHA Publishes New Guidance on Lead

NIOSH Finds Potential Exposures to PCBs at University Building

European Agency to Assess Potential Exposure Limits, Endocrine Disruptors

Safe + Sound in School Week Is Under Way

OSHA Updates National Emphasis Program for Heat Hazards

EPA Releases Draft Documents on Four Chemicals

European Agency Seeks Input on OELs for Lithium Compounds

NIOSH Grants Company’s Request to Rescind Four Respirator Approvals

NIOSH Evaluates Diesel Exhaust Controls at Fire Stations

OSHA Proposes Changes to Fall Protection Requirements in Walking-Working Surfaces Standard

CDC Seeks Experts in IH, Related Fields to Serve on Advisory Committee

National Safety Stand-Down to Begin May 4

European Chemicals Agency Committees Support EU-Wide Regulatory Action on PFAS

Study Assesses Performance of Skin Sensitization Prediction Tool

NIOSH Finds No Evidence That Cancers among School Employees Resulted from Workplace Exposures

EPA Proposes to Extend Compliance Dates in PCE, CTC Rules for Non-Federal Entities

March

EPA Proposes to Rescind, Revise Restrictions on Ethylene Oxide Emissions

NIOSH Seeks Comments on Draft IDLH Value for Lewisite

NIOSH Grants Company’s Request to Rescind One N95 Approval

CSB Shares Update from Investigation into Fatal Explosions at Explosives Manufacturer

New OSHA Cares Initiative Focuses on Compliance Assistance

ASSP Introduces Standards-Based User Groups

CDC Report Describes Fishing Crews’ Exposures to Sea-Disposed Chemical Warfare Munitions

NIOSH Grants Request from Reusable Respirators to Rescind One Approval

CSB Report Describes Issues That Led to 2023 Ethylene Oxide Release, Explosion

OIG to Audit Mine Rescue Response, Workplace Violence Efforts

NIOSH Highlights Recent Efforts in Firefighter Health and Safety