Highlights

It's Flu Season!
Employers are encouraged to have plans in place to prepare workplaces in case of a pandemic.
Seasonal Flu
Employers are encouraged to have plans in place to prepare workplaces in case of a pandemic.
Preparedness and response when a wildfire occurs
Preparedness and response when a wildfire occurs
Web Page
Preparedness and response when a wildfire occurs
Work With Us to Protect Workers
It's Official: Random Inspections Improve Workplace Safety
Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction
OSHA and NIOSH Launch New Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction
News Release | Web Page
OSHA Launches New Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction
National Emphasis Program to protect nursing home workers
National Emphasis Program to protect nursing home workers
News Release | NEP Directive | Nursing Home Page
National Emphasis Program to protect nursing home workers
Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)
Revised Hazard Communication Standard aligns with GHS
Web Page | Federal Register Notice | News Release
News Conference Audio Recording
Revised Hazard Communication Standard aligns with GHS
Quick action by OSHA inspector prevents possible injury or death
Quick action by OSHA inspectors prevents possible injuries or deaths (March/April 2011)
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Quick action by OSHA inspectors prevents possible injuries or deaths

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formaldehyde exposure in salons
Preventing Falls in Construction

Worker Fatalities

4,609 workers died on the job in 2011*
OSHA's Weekly Fatality Reports - through August 11, 2012
"With every one of these fatalities, the lives of a worker's family members were shattered and forever changed. We can't forget that fact." -Hilda Solis, Secretary of Labor
(*Preliminary BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries)