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OSHA clarifies reporting rules for lithium-ion battery injuries

February 13, 2026 · OSHA’s letter of interpretation answers how to determine if personal lithium-ion battery injuries in the workplace should be recorded on forms 300, 301, and 300-A or equivalent forms.

CSB launches investigation into Woodland Pulp chemical release

February 10, 2026 · According to initial information submitted to the CSB, the fatal incident in Baileyville, Maine may have involved the release of hydrogen sulfide in an enclosed process sewer.

Rethinking robotic safety: Why yesterday’s standards are inadequate for new robot architectures

February 10, 2026 · Robotic safety standards were forged in an era dominated by fixed industrial arms, hard fences and worst-case assumptions. It is time for a fundamental rethink of robotic safety.

EDGE Fall Protection ranks America’s most dangerous jobs by injury rate

February 10, 2026 · A new study by EDGE Fall Protection ranks healthcare facilities, leather manufacturing, and package delivery the most dangerous industries for American workers based on BLS injury data.

OSHA finds CB&A Construction exposed workers to trench collapse hazards

February 9, 2026 · OSHA investigators found CB&A Construction employees worked under suspended loads without hard hats and along trench edges without protective restraints in Bessemer, Alabama.

CSB releases video on combustible dust explosion at Didion Milling

February 6, 2026 · In addition to describing 13 key safety issues, the CSB’s video on the Didion Milling explosion calls on OSHA to develop an overarching combustible dust standard for general industry.

NHTSA recalls 40 new USPS trucks after rear wheels fall off

February 6, 2026 · After two reports of rear wheels falling off Oshkosh’s Next Generation Delivery Vehicles, the NHTSA recalled 40 U.S. Postal Service vehicles and the company issued repair instructions.

National Burn Awareness Week 2026

February 3, 2026 · Observing National Burn Awareness Week Feb. 1-7, 2026, the American Burn Association shared practical workplace burn prevention strategies for industry, construction, and manufacturing.

Partial government shutdown impacts safety-critical agencies

February 2, 2026 · Portions of the U.S. Federal Government shut down after Congress failed to pass legislation for FY 26 appropriations Jan. 29. Safety-essential inspections and enforcement continue.

OSHA settles with DME Construction over fatal fall through skylight

January 30, 2026 · Long Island, New York-based roofing contractor DME Construction must pay a $600,000 penalty and implement enhanced OSHA abatement measures following a skylight fall fatality in 2021.

MSHA: Signal Peak Silica did not inspect and maintain dam in 2025 collapse

January 30, 2026 · In its final report, MSHA found Signal Peak Silica and Stout Excavating did not inspect and maintain the tailing pond dam that ruptured, overturning an excavator & killing the operator.

OSHA extends updated Hazard Communication Standard compliance dates

January 27, 2026 · OSHA extended its updated Hazard Communication Standard compliance dates by four months to give it time to publish necessary guidance materials for the regulated community to review.

CSB commends St. Louis Board of Aldermen for implementing recommendations

January 23, 2026 · The CSB commended the St. Louis, Missouri, Board of Aldermen for following its recommendation to revise the city’s Mechanical Code to meet national pressure vessels and boiler standards.

New California confined spaces regulations effective Jan. 1, 2026

January 20, 2026 · The California Office of Administrative Law approved clarified general, permit, rescue, testing, training requirements for confined spaces in construction, effective Jan. 1, 2026.

Immersafety VR Fire Extinguisher Training Simulator

January 20, 2026 · The VR Fire Extinguisher Training Simulator from Immersafety provides realistic, hands-on scenarios to prepare workers to assess hazards, extinguish fires, and evacuate safely.