In fiscal year 2025, there were 5,914 OSHA citations for improper fall protection with $16,550 paid for each penalty ...

Fall protection plans don’t stop at harnesses, anchors and other personal protective equipment. They must also include step-by-step instructions for rescue after a fall. Every second counts after a ...

OSHA mandates fall protection at 4 ft in general industry and 6 ft in construction. The hierarchy of fall protection controls prioritizes hazard elimination, passive systems like guardrails, and ...

The National Safety Council is urging employers to take part in the 2026 National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction, scheduled for May 4-8. The annual event is held in partnership ...

ITASCA, IL — WERNER®, a manufacturer of ladders, climbing equipment and fall protection systems, announced its participation in OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction, ...

The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has dropped its numerical inspection targets and taken fruit and tree nut farming off its list of priority industries in the National ...

A program by the Diocese of Fall River helps homeless young adults aged 18 to 24. The program provides furnished apartments and support services in New Bedford and Fall River. Participants are ...

A coalition of fossil fuel companies, businesses and labor unions is again trying to repeal Oregon’s Climate Protection Program, filing a lawsuit April 16 arguing the state lacks legal authority to ...

Businesses that burn carbon fuels, like Woodburn Nursery & Azaleas, could benefit from a lawsuit to end the Climate Protection Program. (Laura Tesler) (Laura Tesler) This story was produced by the ...

Fossil fuel companies, farms, unions and business groups are taking the state Department of Environmental Quality to court over a program they call “economically infeasible.” Oregon’s ambitious ...

OSHA has updated and extended its National Emphasis Program on heat hazards for workplaces in the U.S., according to an April 10 news release. The previous NEP, originally issued in April 2022 and ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Many members of Grand Rapids’ Spanish-speaking community came out to a community emergency response training, entirely in Spanish. One participant found the information ...