AnalysisNewNIOSH’s 2026 Design Award: Preventing Exposure Before Workers Enter Tanks
NIOSH’s 2026 Prevention through Design award highlights robotic tank inspections. Learn how employers can prevent exposure while maintaining OSHA safeguards.
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AnalysisOSHA Reopens Comment Period on Lead Standards Overhaul — August 21 Deadline for Employer Input
OSHA reopened the public comment period on its proposed lead standards revision following ACCSH review. Employers in construction and general industry had until August 21, 2026, to submit comments on changes to respiratory protection requirements under 29 CFR 1910.1025 and 1926.62.
AnalysisFleetPride's Confined-Space Case: Lessons From OSHA's July 2026 Citations
OSHA announced 19 FleetPride violations and $264,380 in proposed penalties after a worker fatality. Review verified findings and general-industry confined-space program, training, and rescue requirements.
AnalysisOSHA's Deregulatory Hearings Have Ended: Track Post-Hearing Deadlines Without Dropping Current Protections
OSHA lists September and October 2026 post-hearing deadlines for respiratory protection, chemical standards, fixed ladders, and safety color codes. Here is how HR teams can track proposals while maintaining current compliance.
AnalysisOSHA Schedules Public Hearings on Sweeping Deregulatory Proposals — What Employers Need to Know Before the July 6 Deadline
OSHA will hold virtual hearings starting August 19, 2026, on proposals to roll back respiratory protection and chemical exposure standards for 16 toxic substances. Employers must act by July 6 to participate.
AnalysisOSHA Reopens Comment Period on Respirator Medical Evaluation Rule: What Employers Need to Know Before July 6
OSHA has reopened the comment period for its proposed rule eliminating medical evaluations for filtering facepiece respirators and loose-fitting PAPRs. Employers have until July 6, 2026 to weigh in on a change that could save businesses over $600 million.
AnalysisHypersensitivity Pneumonitis Is Rising While Other Occupational Lung Diseases Decline: What Employers Need to Know
New research shows hypersensitivity pneumonitis is the only occupational lung disease with increasing mortality in the U.S., signaling evolving workplace exposures that employers must address through updated prevention strategies.