Trump Requires Truck Drivers to Speak English An executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Monday requires commercial truck drivers to be proficient in English. Trump last month Trump designated English as the country’s official language in an separate executive order. “They should be able to read and understand traffic signs, communicate with […]

  NYC Report Highlights Safest Building Construction Sites in Decade New York City Mayor Eric Adams and City Department of Buildings (DOB) Commissioner Jimmy Oddo today have released the DOB’s annual New York City Construction Safety Report. Worker injuries dropped by 30% in 2024 compared to 2023, while construction-related incidents fell by 24%. DOB performed […]

  National COSH 2025 ‘Dirty Dozen’ Calls Out Strip Club Industry The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health is out with its 2025 “Dirty Dozen” list, highlighting 12 employers accused of endangering workers through preventable hazards and repeated safety violations. Topping the list is Alpha Foliage, a Florida plant nursery that employs around 200 […]

  WVa Sen. Capito Calls to Reinstate NIOSH Coal Services West Virginia’s U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R) is urging Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to reverse approximately 2,000 job cuts at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in Morgantown as part […]

  Florida Legislator Cites Non-Existent State OSHA to Support Bill The sponsor of Florida legislation that would repeal a law governing the day labor industry said that the state’s own version of OSHA protects those workers. However, the state’s OSHA statutes, referenced by Rep. Shane Abbott (R) in support of the proposal (HB 6033), were […]

  Nevada to Begin Heat Rule Enforcement Nevada’s new Heat Regulation will be fully enforced starting April 29, according to the state’s Division of Industrial Relations, Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The regulation mandates that businesses with more than 10 employees conduct a job hazard analysis to identify working conditions that could lead to heat […]

  Survey Finds Timely Communication is Must-Have in Emergency AlertMedia has published “Closing the Workplace Safety Gap”, comprising the insights from the Austin, Texas-based firm’s 2025 Employee Safety Report. The firm surveyed more than 2,000 U.S. employees to understand how they feel about their physical safety and mental well-being at work. This year’s survey also […]

    OSHA Updates Workplace Injury and Illness Data OSHA has updated its workplace injury and illness data collected from its Injury Tracking Application for 2024. The data is available in both summary and case detail form. Federal recordkeeping rules require employers to electronically submit injury and illness data to the agency. Specifically, the information […]

Deadline Near to Appear at June OSHA Heat Rule Hearing OSHA is reminding stakeholders about a May 2 registration deadline for anyone interest in speaking at its June 16 virtual public hearing on its proposed rule to protect workers from hazardous heat exposure in indoor and outdoor workplaces. The standard would apply to all employers […]

  Illinois OSHA, Firefighters Develop Operating Guide Illinois OSHA and several state firefighting organizations have developed sample standard operating guideline aimed at enhancing fire-ground safety protocols for firefighters engaged in interior firefighting. Though adoption of the guideline isn’t compulsory, it is designed as a template for departments that currently lack specific measures in incident command, […]