OSHA’s Safe & Sound Week puts emergency planning on managers’ agendas
OSHA’s voluntary Safe & Sound Week runs through Aug. 16, giving managers a prompt to review emergency plans, training, hazard reporting and follow-up.
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Maine workplace-law package brings new compliance questions for employers and workers
Several Maine workplace measures were reported to have a July 29, 2026, implementation date, including pay-transparency and workplace-protection changes. State resources point employers and workers to existing labor-law, safety and employment-rights guidance, while details of individual provisions still require statute-by-statute confirmation.
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OSHA proposes $343,797 after excavation collapse hospitalized worker—what to do next
OSHA proposed $343,797 after an Alvin, Texas excavation collapse hospitalized a worker. Here’s the 15-working-day enforcement timeline and dispute options.
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OSHA cites FleetPride after worker asphyxiation—what workers can do
OSHA says it cited FleetPride for 16 serious and 3 other-than-serious violations after an employee asphyxiated inspecting a tanker trailer. $264,380 proposed.
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Fourth Circuit upholds dismissal of South Carolina’s OSHA penalty-rule bid—what it means
June 24, 2026: The Fourth Circuit affirmed dismissal of South Carolina’s APA bid to attack OSHA’s 2016 penalty-alignment rule as time-barred.
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OSHA proposes $3.5M+ after sulfuric-acid cleanup alleged hazards at BWC
OSHA says it proposed $3,520,703 in penalties after a Dec. 27, 2025 sulfuric-acid spill cleanup at BWC Terminals in Channelview. Employers have 15 business days.
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Nearly $13M in Susan Harwood Training Grants: who can apply (deadline July 31)
OSHA has $12.7M for Susan Harwood Training Grants. Unions and labor/management groups can apply by 11:59 p.m. EDT July 31, 2026.