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1/9/2026

Interim Recommendations After Fatal Explosion: US CSB

Late last month, US CSB issued two interim safety recommendations in connection with the agency’s ongoing investigation into a facility explosion in Pennsylvania.

4/22/2025

Explosions at Resort Lead to Willful and Serious Safety Citations

Two explosions occurred two hours apart at a resort in Washington State. Two workers were hospitalized with burns, and the company faces 6 citations and $166,423 in penalties.

1/20/2025

Update: COVID-19 Emergency Rule Terminated

OSHA has terminated its Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) to protect workers in healthcare settings from exposure to COVID-19, effective January 15, 2025.

1/19/2024

OSHA Penalties Increase for 2024

As of January 15, 2024, OSHA may assess larger maximum (and minimum) civil penalties for employer safety violations. The maximum civil penalty for a willful or repeat violation increased to $161,323.

11/13/2023

Forklift Safety: Sharing Isn't Caring

It can be easy to forget the danger in something you do every day. In the US, many of us drive on public roads and think nothing of it...until someone asks to borrow your car.

7/28/2023

5 Questions OSHA Inspectors Ask Workers

OSHA's video, The OSHA Inspection Process, mentions that compliance officers often speak privately with individual employees during the inspection. The video lists 5 questions OSHA inspectors ask employees...

10/13/2022

OSHA Proposes $573,000 in Penalties for Twenty-one Alleged Violations

Following an investigation of a metal coatings and manufacturing facility, OSHA issued citations for twenty-one health and safety violations and proposed more than half a million dollars in civil penalties.

9/22/2022

10 Most Cited OSHA Violations of 2022

OSHA recently announced a preliminary list of the ten most cited workplace health and safety violations for FY 2022.

9/22/2022

Top 10 OSHA Violations of 2022

OSHA recently announced a preliminary list of the ten most cited workplace health and safety violations for FY 2022.

9/16/2022

OSHA Expands Severe Violator Enforcement Program

OSHA is expanding the criteria for employers to be placed into its Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP). The program is no longer limited to violations that led directly to a fatality, multiple hospitalizations, or other egregious violations.

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