On April 26, the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) called on all drivers, especially commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers, to “share work zones safely.”

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) continues to carry out inspections and issue citations to employers that expose workers to hazardous conditions. We've summarized some of the key enforcement cases from the past few months for a look at where OSHA is focusing its efforts.

Patriot Paving Group LLC, a Glenburn, Maine, contractor, faces $161,325 in Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fines after an employee suffered fatal crushing injuries in a trench, the agency announced December 26.

California’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board voted December 19 to make the state’s emergency respirable crystalline silica (RCS) standard permanent. The rule aims to protect workers, especially those who work with artificial, man-made stone, from silica exposures.

January 10, 2025 (Final Rule) - FMCSA has issued a correction, for a final rule published in the Federal Register on November 18, 2024, amending its regulations by making technical corrections throughout the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs).