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…
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…
As temperatures rise across many regions of the United States, occupational heat exposure continues to present serious risks to worker health and safety. On April 10, 2026, the Occupational Safety…
Employers within industries that expose employees to high heat have updated guidance to better prepare and protect their workforce from potentially life-threatening conditions. Experts from the Department of Defense, American…
Industrial hygiene as a profession and practice has been evolving as new technologies, innovations and concepts become available. Frameworks and approaches, such as Total Worker Health (TWH), first introduced in…
