ONE of the most basic tasks of a safety professional is complying with OSHA requirements in regard to fire safety. OSHA requires a company to comply in a number of different fire safety areas. While ...

A change by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration could potentially drive up fire departments budgets and hurt recruitment across the country, including those in Chautauqua County.

COLONA, Ill. — The Colona Fire Department is pushing back against new fire safety standards proposed by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Fire Chief John Swan said these ...

The oil refinery explosion and fire that rocked Superior, Wis., in April could have been prevented if the plant's equipment had been properly maintained, a federal investigation has found. The ...

ALBANY — The Firefighters Association of the State of New York has expressed concern with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s proposal to update the “fire brigades standard,” which ...

State and local officials are sounding alarms about the potential cost and feasibility of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s plan for a major overhaul of the standards that protect ...

Digital inspections provide consistent documentation and compliance tracking across job sites, facilities, and construction projects. Digital inspection software adoption rises as OSHA fire safety ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — There is new fallout from this massive Orlando warehouse fire where two employees were severely burned in December 2024. The company is being blamed for putting employees at risk, and ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is responding to what it notes as a rising trend in trench-related fatalities. Citing its National Emphasis Program (NEP) for excavations, OSHA ...

SIX, EIGHT, SEVEN, EIGHT, SIX, SEVEN, SIX MONTHS AFTER THIS EXPLOSION CLAIMED FOUR LIVES AT A FIREWORKS WAREHOUSE, OSHA HAS SLAPPED THE COMPANY THAT THE PLACE WITH SERIOUS VIOLATIONS AND SUBSTANTIAL ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating a live fire training in Newington that sent six students and an instructor to the hospital with burns over the weekend. Charred ...