Falls are one of the leading causes of serious work-related injuries and deaths, particularly in the construction industry. In response to this ongoing hazard, the Occupational Safety and Health ...

Five-year extension continues comprehensive inspections targeting common hazards in warehouses and distribution centers while clarifying when inspections may be expanded.

The NEP updates were published two days after OSHA’s previous NEP for heat-related hazards expired on April 8, 2026. The NEP notes that OSHA’s heat-related inspections accounted for 6 percent of all ...

OSHA issued a revised Heat National Emphasis Program (Heat NEP) for outdoor and indoor heat-related hazards, effective April 10, 2026, for a term of five years, that provides several notable changes ...

OSHA has updated and extended its National Emphasis Program on heat hazards for workplaces in the U.S., according to an April 10 news release. The previous NEP, originally issued in April 2022 and ...

OSHA has developed a National Emphasis Program to prevent falls—the leading cause of fatal workplace injuries and the violation the agency cites most frequently during inspections. OSHA can now open ...

On June 26, OSHA announced that it is renewing its National Emphasis Program on Amputations in Manufacturing Industries focused on preventing amputations in manufacturing workplaces. Under the renewed ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration renewed its National Emphasis Program on Amputations in Manufacturing Industries, focused on preventing ...