Oregon farm workers may be looking forward to better living conditions, but it’ll come at a cost that some farmers say ...

Farmworker advocates say the rules don’t address all of their concerns, while farmers say they can’t afford the changes.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on January 13, 2025, that it signed a long-awaited memorandum of understanding (MOU) with ...

The updates under consideration include changes to WAC 296-800-13020, which governs the term lengths for safety committee ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) recently enacted further restrictions for three chlorinated solvents – ...

State work safety agencies are poised to double down on enforcement in response to an expected retreat under the new Trump ...

In December, the wife of a Tyson Foods truck driver was killed and several employees were injured in the explosion.

Under the proposed rule, employers would need to provide access to “suitably cool” and sufficient drinking water, break areas ...

Tighter rules have empowered Cal/OSHA to act more quickly when workers ... system for stonecutting shops that would require safety training for workers, create a tracking system for shops, and ...

Oregon’s Health and Safety Division (Oregon OSHA) released a comprehensive new set of health and safety guidelines for farm ...

But the rules haven’t taken effect yet ... she chaired a little-known independent agency that reviews OSHA safety citations that have been contested by employers. There, she issued a decision ...