OSHA recently revised its voluntary Outreach Training Program procedures to include trainer verification requirements and other changes to improve training quality and ensure the integrity of its ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration developed an Outreach Training Program that assists employers in training employees to recognize and eliminate workplace hazards. The program has ...

OSHA periodically updates the requiremnt that authorized Outreach trainers must follow in conducting and reporting OSHA Outreach Training Program classes. These updated OSHA Outreach Training Program ...

OSHA recently conducted an undercover investigation as part of its heightened effort to address fraudulent activity by trainers authorized through the Outreach Training Program. The investigation of a ...

After 36 tank cleaning workers died in a Southern U.S. region since 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor said it is creating a new initiative to reduce risks faced by workers in the tank cleaning ...

Falls are one of the leading causes of serious work-related injuries and deaths, particularly in the construction industry. In response to this ongoing hazard, the Occupational Safety and Health ...

In 1994, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued Subpart M for construction, which required fall protection for workers exposed to falls on construction sites. Since then, ...

The Dept. of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is undertaking a nationwide effort to prevent falls in construction and all other industries. Falls are responsible for more worksite ...

OSHA and AIHA reported that revised requirements and procedures for authorized trainers in OSHA's Outreach Training Program will go into effect on April 1, 2017. Updates include clarifications of ...

As mandated in President Biden's January 21 Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety, the Department of Labor (DOL) on March 12 issued the latest piece of the puzzle with a National ...

In the last decade, hundreds of workers have lost their lives to falls every year and even more have been injured from these preventable incidents. In 2021 alone, 680 workers died from falling to a ...