California’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board unanimously approved five emergency temporary standards for workplace coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) exposures: COVID-19 prevention, multiple COVID-19 infections and COVID-19 outbreaks, major COVID-19 outbreaks, COVID-19 prevention in employer-provided housing, and COVID-19 prevention in employer-provided transportation to and from work.

Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Oregon OSHA) released several documents to assist employers that must comply with the state’s emergency temporary standard (ETS) on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) exposures. COVID-19 is a respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

The National Safety Council (NSC) recently named Mark Chung vice president of its Roadway Safety Practice. Chung most recently served as chief marketing officer and general manager at SAE International, an engineering professionals association and standards-setting organization.

The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) released an interim enforcement plan, incorporating the state's emergency COVID-19 rules put into place last month.

November 24, 2020 (Final Rule) - FMCSA has issued a final rule to clarify the definition of the terms "any agricultural commodity,'' "livestock,'' and ``non-processed food,'' as the terms are used in the definition of "agricultural commodity'' for the purposes of the Agency's ``Hours of Service (HOS) of Drivers'' regulations.