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Safety & HandlingFeb 23, 20263 min read

OSHA Expands Testing Lab Recognition for Nemko North America

OSHA has officially granted Nemko North America, Inc. (NNA) an expansion of its scope of recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). The decision, published...

Safety & HandlingFeb 23, 20263 min read

Protecting Pregnant Construction Workers: Chemical Exposure Guidelines for Employers

Safety+Health Magazine has published new guidance on protecting pregnant workers in the construction industry, emphasizing that employers may need to limit exposure to multiple chemical hazards...

Safety & HandlingFeb 20, 20264 min read

OSHA's Top 10 Workplace Safety Violations: What Chemical Handlers Need to Know

OSHA has released its fiscal year 2024 list of the ten most frequently cited workplace safety violations, covering inspections from October 1, 2023 through September 30,...

Safety & HandlingFeb 20, 20264 min read

PHMSA Seeks Industry Input on Using Electric Vehicles to Transport Hazardous Materials

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has issued a formal request for information on the safety implications of using heavy-duty electric vehicles to transport...

Safety & HandlingFeb 19, 20264 min read

Federal PFAS Rules Are Stalling — But States Are Moving Fast

The federal government is pulling back on PFAS regulation. The EPA has moved to rescind drinking water standards for four PFAS compounds — PFBS, PFHxS, PFNA,...

Safety & HandlingFeb 19, 20263 min read

OSHA Cites U.S. Steel and Contractor After Fatal Clairton Coke Works Explosion

In August 2025, an explosion at the Clairton Coke Works plant in Clairton, Pennsylvania killed two workers and injured twelve others. The facility, operated by United...

Safety & HandlingFeb 19, 20263 min read

PHMSA Seeks Public Input on Using Electric Vehicles to Haul Hazardous Materials

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has published a formal request for information in the Federal Register, asking the public to weigh in on...

Safety & HandlingFeb 17, 20263 min read

CSB Releases Safety Video on Fatal 2021 Paint Factory Explosion in Columbus, Ohio

On the evening of April 7, 2021, a batch resin production operation at Yenkin-Majestic Paint Corporation in Columbus, Ohio went catastrophically wrong. A worker added flammable...

Safety & HandlingFeb 13, 20264 min read

CFC Replacement Chemicals Are Spreading PFAS Pollution Worldwide, Study Finds

A new study published in Geophysical Research Letters has found that one-third of global atmospheric trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) pollution originates from chemicals that were introduced as...

Safety & HandlingFeb 12, 20264 min read

CSB Investigates Fatal Hydrogen Sulfide Release at Maine Pulp Mill

On January 27, 2026, a chemical release at the Woodland Pulp, LLC facility in Baileyville, Maine killed 20-year-old Kasie Malcolm, a University of Maine chemical engineering...

Safety & HandlingFeb 12, 20264 min read

OSHA Extends HazCom Deadlines: What Chemical Buyers Need to Know Before May 2026

OSHA has pushed back all compliance deadlines for the updated Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) by four months. The revised HCS, published May 20, 2024, aligns U.S....

Safety & HandlingFeb 12, 20264 min read

Bipartisan Bill Would Require OSHA Guidance on Workplace Naloxone Access

Bipartisan legislation reintroduced in both the House and Senate would direct OSHA to develop employer guidance on acquiring opioid overdose reversal medication and training workers on...

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