OSHA recently announced that an Austin, Texas, Porsche dealership must compensate a whistleblower who was terminated after informing coworkers of their COVID-19 exposure risk. OSHA has also taken enforcement actions against a California lawn services contractor for willful and serious safety violations.

The National Safety Council (NSC) announced it is awarding $285,000 in grants to research promising safety solutions to reduce the instances of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). The NSC also released a new report evaluating findings from academic and industry journals that identified artificial intelligence (AI) best practices for preventing instances of workplace illness, injury, and fatality.

Parter Medical Products, Inc., of Carson, California, failed to protect its employees from overexposure to ethylene oxide (EtO), a toxic chemical, according to the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA), prompting the agency to issue 18 citations, including 6 citations for willful, serious violations.

Two Connecticut men have been arrested following a fatal trench collapse last summer and face charges of first-degree manslaughter and first-degree reckless endangerment, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced March 17.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has taken enforcement actions against an oil refinery in Ohio for serious safety violations. OSHA has also ordered a church in Texas to reinstate an employee after wrongfully being fired.