On September 9, California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) reminded the state’s employers to protect workers from unhealthy air due to wildfire smoke. Cal/OSHA also encouraged employers and workers to raise awareness of Construction Suicide Prevention Week, September 9–13.

According to a survey by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), healthcare workers who received reusable respirators, such as elastomeric half-mask respirators, during the COVID-19 pandemic gave high marks on the safety climate at their workplaces.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) finally published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register on August 30, initiating a 120-day comment period for the agency’s proposed heat illness prevention standard (89 Fed. Reg. 70698).

California's Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) announced August 27 that it cited nine employers in Sun Valley within the greater Los Angeles area as part of the agency's efforts to address the growing number of silicosis cases among stone workers in California.

August 30, 2024 (Proposed Rule) - OSHA has proposed to issue a new standard, titled Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings.