Some Movement on OSHA Proposals to Amend Respiratory Protection Requirements

OSHA has reopened the rulemaking record of a proposed rule that would amend the respiratory protection standard to remove some medical evaluation requirements for filtering-facepiece respirators and loose-fitting powered air-purifying respirators.

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June 18, 2026

NIOSH Develops System to Control Silica Exposures at Mine Sites

A partnership between NIOSH and Benetech Inc. has produced a dust collection system designed to be retrofitted onto bins, tanks, and conveyor systems at mining sites where workers may be exposed to dust containing respirable crystalline silica.

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June 18, 2026

Report Highlights Legionella Risks from Hot Tubs at Rental Properties

A hot tub at a short-term vacation rental property was the likely source of exposure to Legionella that resulted in two cases of Legionnaires' disease in New York in 2024, according to a recent issue of CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

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June 18, 2026

CDC Seeks Input on Study of Waste Anesthetic Gas Exposures

On June 12, a Federal Register notice announced a request for public comment on a proposed CDC study of the health effects of occupational exposures to waste anesthetic gases among workers in human and veterinary hospitals.

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News

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

Archive

2026

June

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

Safe-in-Sound Awards Recognize ExxonMobil, Defense Health Agency Group

EPA Proposes to Amend Risk Management Program Regulations

OSHA, NIOSH Urge Countertop Fabrication Shops to Adopt Silica Controls

Two New Interaction Profiles Available from ATSDR

NIOSH Grants Requests from Two Companies to Rescind Respirator Approvals

February

OSHA Publishes Guidance on Hearing-Protector Fit Testing