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OSHA launches Safety Champions Program

March 16, 2026 · OSHA’s new Safety Champions Program is designed to help employers implement effective safety & health programs through three progressive steps addressing seven essential elements.

CSB releases final report on hydrogen sulfide release at PEMEX Deer Park Refinery

February 23, 2026 · The CSB concluded PEMEX Deer Park Refinery operators and contractors failed to correctly identify process equipment, assess hazards, and deviated from established policies and procedures.

MSHA issues alerts for ammonia & autotransformers

February 19, 2026 · The Mine Safety and Health Administration encourages operators to examine all equipment with autotransformers currently in service and review safe handling of and response to ammonia gas.

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.

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.

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.

Work Safety 101: OSHA 300 Injury and Illness Reporting

January 19, 2026 · Learn how to follow OSHA’s annual injury and illness reporting process, or OSHA 300, including who must report, due dates, exemptions, and additional requirements for certain injuries.

360 Immersive Earth Moving Equipment VR training

January 19, 2026 · The Earthmoving Equipment Safety course from 360 Immersive introduces learners to potential hazards they may encounter while operating construction machinery, meeting OSHA standards.

Pixo Hazard Recognition VR training

January 17, 2026 · In Pixo’s Hazard Recognition VR training course, trainees must virtually don PPE before inspecting a warehouse to identify hazards that could bring OSHA penalties if not addressed.

Next World Confined Space Entry VR training

January 15, 2026 · Next World’s Confined Space Entry VR training can help workers build muscle memory for safe decision-making, hazard recognition, and emergency preparedness in confined spaces.

ANSI, ISEA update Z87.1-2025 eye protection standard

January 9, 2026 · ANSI and ISEA’s latest Z87.1-2025 eye and face protection standard revisions make requirements easier to understand and apply, helping safety professionals more easily select protection.

CSB recommends facility siting evaluation to U.S. Steel

December 30, 2025 · After a fatal explosion, the CSB called on U.S. Steel to conduct a facility siting evaluation at its Clairton Coke Works to address immediate hazards to workers based on building locations.

OSHA partners with Harvey Construction for Mark Stebbins Community Center construction

December 26, 2025 · OSHA signed a strategic partnership with Harvey Construction Corp. to prevent injuries & hazards during construction of the Mark Stebbins Community Center in Manchester, New Hampshire.

OSHA fines Sound Construction $1.2 million for repeat safety violations

December 22, 2025 · OSHA fined Easton, Conn.-based Sound Construction $1.2 million. After a fatal 2023 trench collapse, a follow-up inspection found numerous willful hazards, from training to shield use.