Tracing the Source of Legionnaires’ Disease: Epidemiological Perspectives
As of Sunday (7/19/2026), the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announced that 74 cases of Legionnaires Disease had been identified in an Upper East Side cluster,…
Cal/OSHA Schedules July 31 Advisory Meeting on Emergency Engineered Stone Silica Regulation
The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board met on July 16, 2026, for its monthly public meeting and business meeting. Although Petition 609 and revisions to California’s respirable…
Canadian Wildfire Smoke in Chicagoland: A Visual Analysis of Indoor and Outdoor Particle Levels
As wildfire smoke from Canada drifted across northern Illinois today, air quality conditions deteriorated rapidly throughout the Chicago metropolitan area. Public monitoring stations reported Air Quality Index (AQI) levels reaching…
Understanding Hazard vs. Risk: What the Yuka and Consumer Reports Food Additive Investigation Means
A recent investigation by Yuka and Consumer Reports has drawn renewed attention to food additives in commonly consumed processed foods and beverages, including Red 40, titanium dioxide, sucralose, aspartame, and…
Validating OSHA’s Proposed Heat Acclimatization Schedule
RHP Risk Management’s Technical Analysis of OSHA’s Proposed Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Standard OSHA’s proposed Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Standard would establish the first federal requirements for protecting…
OSHA Issues New Hazard Communication Enforcement Directive: What Employers Need to Know Before the November 2026 Compliance Deadline
Background: OSHA’s Revised Hazard Communication Standard Effective hazard communication remains one of the foundational elements of workplace health and safety programs. Employers that manufacture, distribute, or use hazardous chemicals are…
California OSH Standards Board Meeting Update: Respirable Crystalline Silica and Engineered Stone Fabrication
The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board met on June 18, 2026 for its monthly public hearing and business meeting. While the formal public hearing focused on elevator safety…
New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) and the Future of Toxicology: Why Industry Should Be Paying Attention
For decades, toxicology has relied heavily on animal testing to evaluate chemical safety and support regulatory decision-making. In recent years, increasing attention has been given to a broad range of…
OEHHA Proposes Listing Welding Fumes Under California Proposition 65
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has issued a Notice of Intent to list welding fumes as a chemical known to the State of California to cause…
RHP Risk Management Experts Advance Industrial Hygiene Science at Silica Symposium and AIHA Connect
RHP Risk Management professionals presented research at the Respirable Crystalline Silica and Other Minerals and Metals Symposium and AIHA Connect conferences, sharing research-based insights that highlight RHP’s expertise in occupational and…