OSHA News Releases – Events
November 2024
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA unveils winners of the ‘Beat the Heat’ photo contest
September 2024
- - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor urges workers, public in Florida, Georgia, Alabama to be aware of hazards in recovery efforts after Hurricane Helene
August 2024
- - OSHA National News Release - Department of Labor, Mexican Embassy kick off Labor Rights Week 2024, commemorate Consular Partnership Program’s 20th anniversary
May 2024
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA announces return of ‘Beat the Heat’ photo contest to promote awareness outdoor, indoor heat dangers
April 2024
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor to honor workers whose jobs claimed their lives, recommit to protecting workers as nation marks Workers Memorial Day
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Department of Labor provides support to families of fallen workers, stresses importance of workplace safety on Workers Memorial Day
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA to hold training event to help improve federal worker safety, health
March 2024
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA, Safety Week organization challenge industry employers to lead largest stand-down to prevent falls on May 8
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor joins industry leaders, stakeholders to stress workplace safety during 2024 Stand Up 4 Grain Safety Week, March 25-29
- - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor will offer training, compliance assistance at 2024 Central Alabama Construction Safety Conference, Expo
February 2024
- - Readout - Readout: Department of Labor joins Restaurant Opportunities Centers United for listening session on impacts of indoor heat in the restaurant industry
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Building futures: US Department of Labor promotes safety to newest generation of construction workers in Southeast’s largest student career event
November 2023
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA announces preparation meeting for UN Sub-Committee on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals, Nov. 15
September 2023
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor begins outreach in Florida for technical support, worker safety in areas hardest hit by Hurricane Idalia
August 2023
- - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor urges workers, public in Carolinas, Georgia, Florida to be aware of hazards in recovery efforts after Hurricane Idalia
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA announces ‘Beat the Heat’ contest winners
- - OSHA Trade Release - La OSHA anuncia los ganadores del concurso "Supera el Calor"
- - OSHA News Brief - La Ciudad de Monahans proclama el 10 de agosto como el Día Nacional de Excavación Segura
- - OSHA News Brief - City of Monahans proclaims August 10 National Safe Digging Day
- - OSHA News Release - San Francisco Region - Department of Labor returns to normal workplace safety enforcement operations throughout Guam following Typhoon Mawar
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA set to kick off Safe + Sound Week
June 2023
- - OSHA National News Release - Fireworks, pyrotechnics industry employers strongly urged to make worker safety a priority on July 4
- - OSHA National News Release - ACTUALIZADO: El Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos insta a los empleadores a tener un plan para proteger a los trabajadores al aire libre de los peligros asociados con la mala calidad del aire
- - OSHA National News Release - UPDATED: US Department of Labor urges employers to have a plan to protect outdoor workers from hazards associated with poor air quality
- - OSHA National News Release - El Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos invita a empresas y trabajadores para compartir las mejores prácticas de seguridad y salud en el lugar de trabajo
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor invites businesses, workers to share best workplace safety, health practices
- - OSHA News Release - San Francisco Region - El Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos proporcionará expertos en seguridad y salud de los trabajadores en las áreas más afectadas en Guam por el tifón Mawar para proteger a los trabajadores de recuperación
May 2023
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA to hold public meeting June 15 to discuss modernizing, improving, expanding its Voluntary Protection Programs
April 2023
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor to honor workers whose jobs claimed their lives, recommit to protecting workers as nation marks Workers Memorial Day
- - OSHA Trade Release - Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos anuncia el lanzamiento del concurso "Vence el Calor"
- - OSHA Trade Release - US Department of Labor announces launch of ‘Beat the Heat’ contest
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Department of Labor, industry partners to promote road construction worker safety during 2023 National Work Zone Awareness Week
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Department of Labor urges caution to avoid fall, electrical, other hazards during tornado cleanup in Bollinger County, Missouri
March 2023
- - Readout - Readout: US Department of Labor hosts discussion on safety and health agency’s new authority to provide visa certifications to better protect workers
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor, industry leaders focus on small steps for big safety impact during 2023 Stand Up 4 Grain Safety Week, March 27-31
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Next generation: US Department of Labor promotes safety to newest generation of construction workforce during Atlanta career expo in March
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA to provide in-person, online training event on workplace safety, health for federal agency employees, Aug. 8-10
October 2022
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor initiates technical support; worker safety, health outreach in areas hardest hit by Hurricane Ian
September 2022
- - Readout - READOUT: At US Department of Labor, Workers’ Voice Summit stresses collaboration in addressing workers’ rights concerns
- - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor, excavation industry association to host trench safety summit to stem alarming national rise in worker fatalities caused by cave-ins
- - OSHA News Brief - OSHA, North Texas National Utility Contractors Assoc. to co-host event on trench, excavation safety amid alarming rise in workplace fatalities
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor, industry leaders, stakeholders call on employers, workers to combat surge in construction worker suicides
August 2022
- - OSHA National News Release - Department of Labor joins with Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras leaders to launch Labor Rights Week 2022 with kick-off event in Washington
June 2022
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA reminds fireworks/pyrotechnics industry to put worker safety first in advance of July 4 celebrations
May 2022
- - OSHA News Release - Denver Region - US Department of Labor urges caution to avoid fall, electrical, other hazards during spring storm cleanup throughout South Dakota
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA to offer on-site, online training event from Aug. 2-4 to enhance safety, health of federal workers
April 2022
- - OSHA Trade Release - US Department of Labor to hold public meeting to provide overview of OSHA initiatives to protect workers from heat hazards
- - OSHA National News Release - Secretary Marty Walsh issues statement remembering fallen workers, reaffirming commitment to worker safety on Workers Memorial Day
- - OSHA National News Release - El Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. marca el Día de Conmemoración de los Trabajadores, recordando las vidas perdidas; enfatiza el alto costo de ignorar las normas de seguridad y salud en el lugar de trabajo
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor to mark Workers Memorial Day, remembering lives lost; stress the high cost of ignoring workplace safety, health standards
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Department of Labor, United Support & Memorial for Workplace Fatalities to sign alliance to raise awareness of workplace safety
- - OSHA National News Release - Readout: Secretary Walsh tours Alabama’s Spanish Fort Water System, discusses department’s efforts to protect workers from heat-related hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor’s OSHA, industry partners to promote workplace safety during national work zone awareness week in Georgia
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor, industry leaders focus on weather safety, struck-by hazards during 2022 Stand Up 4 Grain Safety Week, April 4-8
March 2022
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Department of Labor urges workers, employers, public to recognize hazards, ensure safety after recent storms in Texas, Louisiana
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor reopens rulemaking record, schedules public hearing on proposed final rule to protect healthcare workers from COVID-19 exposure
February 2022
- - OSHA News Release - San Francisco Region - US Department of Labor announces Pacific Coast Safety Fest, March 14-17
September 2021
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Department of Labor urges workers, employers, public to recognize hazards, ensure safety after Hurricane Nicholas
August 2021
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Department of Labor, industry leaders, stakeholders call on employers, workers to combat surge in construction worker suicides
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - US Department of Labor urges workers, employers and public to be aware of hazards after Tropical Storm Henri
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Department of Labor, City of Lubbock mark National Safe Digging Day
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor kicks off national Safe + Sound Week, Aug. 9
May 2021
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA issues a notice of informal hearing to discuss updates to the agency’s Hazard Communication Standard
April 2021
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor observes 2021 Workers Memorial Day as agencies look ahead to stronger worker safety, health protections
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health
- - OSHA News Release - San Francisco Region - Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health
- - OSHA News Release - San Francisco Region - Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health
- - OSHA News Release - San Francisco Region - Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health
- - OSHA News Release - San Francisco Region - Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health
- - OSHA News Release - Birmingham Region - Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health
- - OSHA News Release - Birmingham Region - Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health
- - OSHA News Release - Birmingham Region - Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health
- - OSHA News Release - Birmingham Region - Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety and health
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety and health
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety and health
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Workers Memorial Day remembers Nebraska lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety and health
- - OSHA News Release - Denver Region - Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health
- - OSHA News Release - Denver Region - Workers Memorial Day remembers lives lost on the job, affirms OSHA’s commitment to protect worker’s safety, health
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor opens national dialogue to improve outreach to teens on workplace issues of safety, wages, job training, discrimination
March 2021
- - OSHA National News Release - OSHA, grain industry leaders say small changes have big impacts
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor encourages industry employers, stakeholders to join OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction
October 2020
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - U.S. Department of Labor Urges Workers, Employers and Public To Be Aware of Hazards After Hurricane Delta
September 2020
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA Webinar Launches 7th Annual National Stand-Down To Prevent Falls on Sept. 14, 2020
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - U.S. Department of Labor Urges Workers and Public To Be Aware of Hazards After Hurricane Laura
August 2020
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - U.S. Department of Labor Urges Workers and Public To Be Aware of Hazards After Hurricane Laura
- - OSHA National News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Announces Actions To Assist Americans Impacted By Hurricane Laura
- - OSHA Trade Release - U.S. Department of Labor Encourages Employers To Mark National Safe + Sound Week, Aug. 10-16, 2020
- - OSHA Trade Release - 7th Annual National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls Rescheduled for September 14-18, 2020
June 2020
- - OSHA Trade Release - Statement by OSHA on the Death of the Honorable Eula Bingham
April 2020
- - OSHA National News Release - U.S. Department of Labor Issues Statement Commemorating Workers’ Memorial Day