CDC: 21 Percent of Deaths from Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Might Be Due to Occupational Exposures

Around 21 percent of deaths from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis among U.S. residents during 2020–2022 might have been associated with occupational exposures, according to a report published in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

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March 20, 2025

New OSHA Appointees Announced

The Department of Labor recently announced the appointments of Amanda Wood Laihow as the deputy assistant secretary for OSHA and Michael Asplen as OSHA's senior policy advisor.

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March 20, 2025

CSB Releases Update on Investigation of Explosion at Kentucky Coloring Facility

A vent valve is the focus of an investigation into the 2024 explosion at a Louisville facility that produces coloring for the food and beverage industry, according to an update released by the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.

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March 20, 2025

EPA Allows More Time for Data Reporting on 16 Chemicals

A rule issued by EPA extends the deadline for manufacturers and importers of 16 chemicals to provide the agency with data from unpublished health and safety studies.

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CDC: 21 Percent of Deaths from Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Might Be Due to Occupational Exposures

New OSHA Appointees Announced

CSB Releases Update on Investigation of Explosion at Kentucky Coloring Facility

EPA Allows More Time for Data Reporting on 16 Chemicals

Archive

2025

March

Senate Confirms Chavez-DeRemer as Secretary of Labor

Wisconsin State Program Launches “Chemicals in the Workplace” Dashboard

Resources for Preventing Hantavirus Highlighted by California Department of Public Health

New Standard Sets Sound Level Guidelines for Video Game Consoles

In Memoriam: Lester Levin

Dashboard Collects Data on Engineered Stone Silicosis in California

Video Depicts 2020 Propylene Release and Explosion at Manufacturing Facility

New Resources on Lithium-Ion Batteries Include EPA Webinar, OSHA Fact Sheet

EPA Extends Comment Period on Risk Management Rule for Pigment Violet 29

February

Increase in Airborne Lead Levels Detected During LA Fires

Nevada Implements Guidance for New Heat Illness Regulation

ECHA adds Five Chemicals to SVHC Candidate List

ECHA Opens Consultation on Draft OEL for Chemical Used in Grouting, Sealing Products

Trump Selects Nominees for OSHA and MSHA

CDC Finds Evidence of Recent Avian Influenza Infection in Three Veterinary Practitioners

Canadian Occupational Health Center Launches Plain Language Toolkit

Report Identifies Need for Data Analysis Skills among Public Health Workforce

NIOSH Finds Elevated PFAS Concentrations in Blood of Maui Firefighters

Final Risk Evaluations Available for Two Plasticizers Used in PVC

Guidance Addresses Nitrous Oxide Exposure among Maternity Ward Workers

California Issues Wildfire Cleanup Safety Guidance for Workers

Vinyl Chloride Among Next Five Chemicals Designated for TSCA Risk Evaluation

CDC: Mercury Exposure a Concern in Electronic Waste Recycling

California Adds Vinyl Acetate to Proposition 65 List as a Carcinogen

Civil Penalties Adjusted for Inflation

January

Compliance Guide Available for TSCA Workplace Chemical Protection Program Requirements

Study of Poultry Processing Characterizes Ergonomic Hazards, Peracetic Acid Exposures

NIOSH Updates Science Policy on Fit Testing for Hearing Protection Devices

CSB Releases First Volume of Chemical Incident Reports

EPA Finalizes Worker and Community Protections from Uses of Ethylene Oxide

Inhalation, Dermal Exposure to Formaldehyde Presents Unreasonable Risk to Workers, EPA Says

OSHA Outlines Hazards in Rapidly Changing Semiconductor Manufacturing Industry

Animated Video Depicts 2020 Toxic Gas Release at Chemical Facility Damaged by Hurricane

NIOSH Investigates Largest Documented Blastomycosis Outbreak in the United States

EPA Releases Compliance Guides for New PCE Rule

OSHA Terminates COVID-19 Rulemaking

NIOSH Revokes Approvals for Six Filtering Facepiece Respirators

NIOSH Releases Updated List of Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare Settings

California Standards Board Adopts Permanent Silica Standard

EPA: No Rule Forthcoming on Lead Wheel Weights

Fatal Injuries Fell 3.7 Percent in 2023

2024

December

EPA Finalizes Exposure Limit for Carbon Tetrachloride, Mandates Worker Protections

NIOSH: Exposures to Noise, Ototoxicants Can Damage Recycling Workers’ Hearing

OSHA Fact Sheets Address Arc Flash Hazards, Handling Human Remains, and More

EPA Requires Data Reporting for 16 Chemicals

EPA Finalizes Bans of Solvents TCE and PCE

EPA Finalizes Process for Reviewing New Chemicals

PPE Standard for Construction Now Requires Proper Fit

MSHA Adjusts Approval Requirements for Electric Mine Equipment

EPA Releases Second Part of Asbestos Risk Evaluation Addressing Legacy Uses, Disposal

OSHA Heat Rulemaking Update: Comment Period Extended, Hearing Scheduled

OSHA Releases Arc-Flash Guidance

CSB Releases Update on Investigation of Fatal Hydrogen Sulfide Release at Texas Refinery

November

Revised EPA Risk Evaluation Accounts for Workplace Exposures to Solvent 1,4-Dioxane

NIOSH Recommends Controls to Address Ergonomic Hazards at Logistics Facility

NIOSH Fact Sheet Addresses Respirator Selection in Healthcare

CSB Releases Update in Investigation of Virginia Ammonia Release

IRSST Updates Guidance for Hand-Held Pneumatic Tool Use

CDC Issues Expanded Guidance to Protect Workers from Avian Influenza

NIOSH Report Recommends Ergonomics Controls for Radiopharmaceutical Facility

Benzene Among Five Tox Profiles Released for Public Comment

EPA Updates Ventilation Guidance to Prevent Virus Spread

NIOSH Requests Comments on Five Draft Skin Notation Profiles

OSHA Highlights Asphyxiation, Cryogenic Hazards of Flash-Freezing Operations

NIOSH Will No Longer Post Model-Specific Donning Instructions for FFRs

October

CDC Links Cruise Ship Legionnaires’ Outbreaks to Private Hot Tubs