OSHA published a new final rule on September 14, 2020 that amends the agency’s crane standard to maintain protection for workers while also reducing compliance burdens. The final rule adds s... Read more
OSHA cited JBS Foods Inc. in Greely, Colorado on September 11, 2020 for failing to protect employees from exposure to coronavirus. The company, which was ranked the second largest meat packi... Read more
AfriSafe 2020: Organizers Name Top HSE Professionals Across Countries As Award Panel The Africa Safety Award for Excellence (AfriSAFE) has announced a six member judges’ committee who... Read more
Research finds low earners are twice as likely to be physically injured or become ill at work, as think tank calls for stronger legislation around employers’ duty of care. A think tank has c... Read more
James Horseman, Company Director of Horseman Coaches, explores how transport health and safety can be handled the right way as students begin to go back to school Just a few months ago, UK s... Read more
On July 27, 2020, the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) adopted a first-of-its-kind statewide regulation mandating all employers adopt varying levels of safeguards to combat t... Read more
The UK’s Health & Safety Executive (HSE) watchdog is investigating an incident on the FPF-1 semi-submersible production platform in the North Sea. The platform is operated by Petro... Read more
The department for Work and Pensions has appointed Sarah Newton as Chair of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Board. The appointment commenced on 1 August 2020 and is a 5 year posting. S... Read more
Minister for Disability Anne Rabbitte TD in Ireland on (Tuesday) welcomed the publication of a HSE web portal providing details of when disability day services will reopen. The portal provid... Read more
A new report warns that the health and safety of workers across the country, both indoors and outdoors, is increasingly at risk from excessive heat, increasing air and water pollution, sprea... Read more
