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Labor law updates for 2025. The new year is right around the corner, be ready!

Labor law updates for 2025. The new year is right around the corner, be ready!

Labor law season is here! Therefore, it is time to prepare for 2025 by making sure your labor law posters are up to date.
Posted 11/18/2024
Top 10 Most Cited OSHA Standards

Top 10 Most Cited OSHA Standards

OSHA’s Directorate of Enforcement Programs, Scott Ketcham, presented the initial list – which represents OSHA Information System data from Oct. 1, 2023, to Sept. 5. (The finalized data, will be released in December.) “OSHA takes falls very seriously,” Ketcham said during the presentation. “We’re trying to curb this hazard and make inroads to help people understand the standard and requirements. Too many lives are lost each year from workers who fall to their death.”
Posted 10/9/2024
It's Annual Fire Prevention Week

It's Annual Fire Prevention Week

Beginning in 1922 and continuing for over 100 years, the NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) has sponsored the annual public observance of Fire Prevention Week. Additionally, President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed Fire Prevention Week a national observance in 1925.
Posted 10/9/2024
2024 Mid-Year Labor Law Updates

2024 Mid-Year Labor Law Updates

State legislatures have been busy in 2024. There were 28 states that had at least one major update to their labor law posters in January and several states updated more than one poster.
Posted 8/6/2024
Updated Hazard Communication Standard Set to Take Effect

Updated Hazard Communication Standard Set to Take Effect

With a significant revision to the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) OSHA aims to better inform employees about chemical hazards in the workplace. The rule does this by improving the quality and accessibility of information on chemical labels and safety data sheets (SDS). Further, OSHA seeks to better align the HCS with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification, primarily Revision 7 (GHS), and improve alignment with other federal agencies and international trading partners.
Posted 7/22/2024
Preventing Violence in the Workplace

Preventing Violence in the Workplace

In a historic move, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 553 creating the first general industry workplace violence prevention safety requirements in the United States. This groundbreaking legislation mandates a comprehensive Workplace Violence Prevention Plan (WVPP) for nearly all employers in California. The required WVPP can be built into an existing injury and illness prevention plan (IIPP). Employers are required to create or adopt, implement and train employees on the WVPP.
Posted 7/9/2024
National Photo Contest to Raise Heat Danger Awareness

National Photo Contest to Raise Heat Danger Awareness

OSHA is again sponsoring a photo contest to help raise awareness of the dangers of heat exposure. Excessive heat exposure, both indoors and outdoors, can be deadly.
Posted 6/26/2024
Help Prevent Falls In Construction

Help Prevent Falls In Construction

In construction, falls have been the leading cause of workplace fatalities for many years. According to BLS data, 395 workers lost their lives due to falls in 2022.
Posted 4/29/2024
Working to Make Work Zones Safer for Everyone

Working to Make Work Zones Safer for Everyone

National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) is an annual spring campaign held at the start of construction season to encourage safe driving through highway work zones. The key message is for drivers to use extra caution in work zones. An event that started with a local campaign in Bristol, Virginia to raise awareness for work zone safety has grown into an annual national event for 24 years. This year it is hosted by the Maryland Department of Transportation, April 15-19.
Posted 3/28/2024
Preventing Ladder Accidents and Injuries- March is National Ladder  Safety Month

Preventing Ladder Accidents and Injuries- March is National Ladder Safety Month

The American Ladder Institute (ALI) has announced March as National Ladder Safety Month. It is designed to raise awareness of ladder safety and to decrease the number of ladder-related injuries and fatalities.
Posted 3/19/2024