Dashboard Presents Data on Silicosis in the United Kingdom

OSHA Collects Resources for Lithium-Ion Battery Safety

OSHA has published a webpage that collects information on lithium-ion batteries, which are used in devices from mobile phones to large energy storage systems that support power grids.

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October 29, 2026

EPA Updates Its Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products

A final rule published by EPA updates the agency's formaldehyde standards for composite wood products under the Toxic Substances Control Act.

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October 29, 2026

OSHA Webinar to Focus on Warehouse Safety

An OSHA webinar scheduled for 2–3:30 p.m. ET on Nov. 17 will discuss strategies for identifying and controlling hazards in warehouses.

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Dashboard Presents Data on Silicosis in the United Kingdom

OSHA Collects Resources for Lithium-Ion Battery Safety

EPA Updates Its Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products

OSHA Webinar to Focus on Warehouse Safety

Archive

2026

October

OSHA Addresses Head Protection, Safety Practices for Electrical Work

ASTM Updates Three Lead Standards, Other Documents

MSHA to Hold Hearing About Proposed Rule on PAPRs in Underground Mines

NIOSH Research Health Scientist to Present Online Seminar on Heat Stress

Updates to EU’s Directive on Hazardous Substances Approved

California to Add Atrazine to Proposition 65 List

EPA Extends Certain Compliance Dates for Trichloroethylene Rule

OSHA, CPWR to Hold Silica Webinar

Sonderling Confirmed as Secretary of Labor

CSB: Lack of Engineering Controls Contributed to 2025 Explosion and Fire

NIOSH Toolbox Talks Cover Fire Safety, Lockout/Tagout/Tryout

CSB Video Depicts Fatal 2022 Fire at Ohio Refinery

EPA Seeks Input on Open Literature Search for Glyphosate

SBA Letter Describes Concerns About OSHA's Heat Rule, Jurisdiction Over PELs

ATSDR Drafts Tox Profiles for Cadmium and Chemical Used in Flame Retardant Production

OSHA Fact Sheet Provides Guidance on Opioid Overdose Reversal Medications

September

Appeals Court Vacates EPA's Methylene Chloride Rule

Cal/OSHA Proposes Ban on Fabrication, Manufacture of Certain Artificial Stone Products

California Considers Adding "Safe Harbor Level" for Vinyl Acetate

NIOSH Evaluates Helicopter, Vehicle Exhaust Exposures at a Hospital

EPA to Use New Methods for Certain Chemical Reviews

NIOSH Recommends Controls for Diesel Exhaust in Fire Station

Video Depicts 2021 Liquid Nitrogen Release at Poultry Processing Plant

NIOSH Recognizes Manufacturer Request to Rescind Three Respirator Approvals

EPA Seeks Input on Draft Risk Evaluation for 1,2-Dichloropropane

CSB: Inspection Found High Risk of Tank Failure 10 Months Before Fatal Incident at Paper Mill

NIOSH Firefighter Program Addresses Training Issues

New Measures Aim to Bolster New York City’s Legionella Response

CSB Issues Final Report on Fatal Explosion at Pennsylvania Steel Plant

EPA Releases Draft Risk Evaluation of trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

NIOSH Fact Sheets Help Employers, Workers Prevent New World Screwworm

NIOSH Honors Company's Request to Rescind Three Respirator Approvals

August

CSB Clarifies Events Leading to Fatal Hydrogen Sulfide Release

European Chemicals Agency Seeks Comments on OELs for Toluene

Report: Not Enough IHs to Track Weapons Blast Exposures

CDC Seeks Experts for World Trade Center Health Program Committee

Draft Risk Evaluation for Fuel Additive Considers Inhalation, Dermal Exposures

EPA Releases Two Draft Risk Evaluations for Public Comment

Site of 2017 Combustible Dust Explosions Implements CSB Recommendations

New CSB Report Highlights Reactive Hazards of Pool-Treatment Chemicals

NIOSH Evaluates Health Concerns Among Cannabis Facility Employees

OSHA Renews Emphasis Program Targeting Warehousing, Distribution Center Operations

EPA Extends Some Compliance Dates in PCE, CTC Risk Management Rules

Safe & Sound Week 2026 Is Underway

EPA Releases Draft Exposure Assessment Documents for Two Solvents

Maine Pulp Mill Fined More Than $700K for Hazardous Chemical Exposures

NIOSH Fact Sheets Cover Best Practices for SCBA Use

ATSDR Allows More Time for Comments on Draft Toxicological Profile for Xylenes

In Memoriam: Theodore Augustus "Ted" Felton, 1932-2026

July

Regulatory Agenda Previews OSHA Actions on Emergency Response, Substance-Specific Standards

OSHA Clarifies Application of Asbestos Standard to Repair of Flood-Damaged Wallboard

Welding Fumes Added to California’s Proposition 65 List

EPA Releases Draft Risk Evaluation for Solvent 1,1,2-Trichloroethane

CDC Guidance Addresses Heat Burden of Ebola PPE

Britain’s HSE Updates Workplace Guidance on Biological Hazards

14 OSHA Rulemaking Records Reopen After Advisory Committee Recommendations

Final Rules on Tests, Standards for NIOSH-Approved Respirators Scheduled for This Year

MSHA Removes Requirements It Says Are Outdated, Not Applicable

NYC Emergency Measures Require Immediate Remediation in Latest Legionnaires’ Outbreak

CSB Describes Fatal Chemical Release at Maine Pulp Mill

Report Urges Airlines to Address Temperature, Humidity Hazards

$12.7 Million in Training Grants Available from OSHA

EPA Requests Additional Input to Develop "Durable" Asbestos Rule on Legacy Uses

CDC Describes Legionnaires' Outbreaks at Two Hotels in the Virgin Islands

EPA Revises Hazardous Chemical Inventory Reporting Regulations

In Memoriam: Angel Luis Plaza

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