Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Articles

With less than a month left, 23 people have died in trenching accidents this year in the U.S.

In this week’s news briefs, Flint, Michigan, and other communities dealing with lead issues will benefit from a federal bill, and a Maryland utility’s water rate structure is called out for being discriminatory.

Regional sewer and water utility fined $44,800 after failing to provide cave-in protection and other violations.

May 24 is National Heat Awareness Day. With the dog days of summer right around the corner, municipal workers need to be reminded about the dangers of heat stroke.

If you noticed a legal, health or safety violation on the job site, what would you do? Fortunately, most problems can be resolved internally. But when circumstances are dire, here's what you should know before becoming a whistleblower.

In this week’s news briefs, Flint kicks off its lead waterline replacement program, an Alaska water utility considers emergency storage reserves, and OSHA investigates a tragedy in Texas.

More ways to help eliminate dangers are examined in the second part of this series on trench safety

Trench safety expert offers a detailed checklist of things your crews can do to plan for and eliminate dangers

Once your hearing is gone, it's gone. What are you doing to protect your hearing in the workplace?

Online fundraiser set up for Davide Nascimento following tragic accident

Since 1994, OSHA has been working on a confined space entry rule for the construction industry. See what will change on Aug. 4 as the rule goes into effect.

Without state OSHA plans, water and wastewater workers are vulnerable