Seyfarth Synopsis: Safety and health management systems (SHMSs) may demonstrate a commitment to improving safety and health outcomes, and reduce legal liabilities. The federal OSHA standards mandate a ...

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- The Voluntary Protection Program is an initiative created by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration that encourages private industry and federal agencies ...

The OSHA #2455 Safety and Health Management Program course covers safety and health management responsibilities. Participants will be able to implement a workplace Safety and Health Management Program ...

In July, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced a National Emphasis Program (NEP) focusing on warehouse and distribution facilities. A NEP is an enforcement initiative put ...

OSHA just kicked off a new Regional Emphasis Program aimed at reducing the disproportionately high fatality rates within the landscaping and horticultural industries. According to a release dated Dec.

In the last decade, hundreds of workers have lost their lives to falls every year and even more have been injured from these preventable incidents. In 2021 alone, 680 workers died from falling to a ...

WILLISTON, N.D. – Investigations into workplace injuries and deaths in North Dakota will now include a look at whether the employer had an incentive program that compromised safety. The Occupational ...

Two workers in Texas were killed June 28 when the unprotected 20-ft-deep trench they were inside collapsed, as trench shields sat unused beside the excavation. They were the 21st and 22nd workers to ...

CAMP CARROLL, South Korea – Despite already boasting a stellar safety record, one unit here is cranking things up a notch when it comes to promoting safe habits and instilling an organizational ...

As part of an agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor, Rite Aid Corp. will develop a bloodborne pathogen safety program to better protect retail workers at all of the drugstore chain’s locations ...

Citing a nearly decade-long pattern of enforcement failures, the federal Department of Labor has issued a new threat to dismantle Arizona's OSHA job- and health-safety program and replace it with the ...