November 25, 2025 · The 33rd annual Western Pulp, Paper, & Forest Products Safety & Health Conference will be held Dec. 2-5 at the Holiday Inn Portland - Columbia Riverfront in Portland, Oregon.
November 21, 2025 · Maine DOL’s December 2025 free training class topics include combustible dust, electrical safety, hazard identification, and OSHA 10-hour construction certification courses.
November 14, 2025 · President Trump signed a continuing resolution Nov. 12, allowing safety agencies to resume full operations until Jan. 30. FY26 appropriations must be finalized before the new deadline.
October 17, 2025 · VelocityEHS launched its VelocityAI unified intelligence engine embedded within its Accelerate platform in August, and has since added a personal assistant and AI-powered features.
October 14, 2025 · The U.S. Senate recently confirmed over 100 nominees for administrative positions, including assistant secretaries and review commission members for OSHA and the MSHA.
October 8, 2025 · The Werner L213500 cable grab, designed for quick connection and smooth climbing while preventing lockups and stops, won third place in the 2025 NSC New Product Showcase Awards.
October 7, 2025 · Seven U.S. safety associations - ABSA International, AIHA, ASSP, HFES, IHMM, ISEA, and NSC - have urged Congress and President Trump to keep the government open during budget negotiations.
October 7, 2025 · OSHA will continue imminent danger, fatality, and hazardous condition investigations, along with whistleblower complaint review, during the October 2025 U.S. Federal government shutdown.
October 7, 2025 · OSHA is keeping 25% of its employees and MSHA is keeping 50% of its employees to continue activities necessary to protect life and property during the October 2025 government shutdown.
October 3, 2025 · After a worker drowned while removing scaffolding from a bridge, OSHA fined Seminole Equipment and L.C. Whitford over $900,000 combined for not using fall protection or life jackets.
September 30, 2025 · Shelma Reyna was killed by falling boxes while loading a trailer at the Richmond, California UPS warehouse. Cal/OSHA’s preliminary investigation found a package conveyor may be involved.
September 26, 2025 · Inadequate alarms, training, procedures, and change management were among the issues cited at Cuisine Solutions by the Virginia Occupational Safety and Health program and OSHA.
September 23, 2025 · OSHA fined Carlton’s Tree Service $16,550 after a worker became caught in a chipper and was fatally decapitated. The company was cited previously for lacking head and fall protection.
September 23, 2025 · OSHA revealed preliminary data for its most-frequently cited standards in FY25 during the 2025 NSC Safety Congress & Expo. Fall protection leads for the 15th consecutive year.
September 19, 2025 · Verified Market Research’s latest report predicts the $16 billion workplace safety market will almost triple to $44 billion by 2031, in part due to IoT and AI technology adoption.