Pennsylvania OSHA Consultation Program

02/23/2026

https://ohsonline.com/articles/2026/02/20/ali-offers-free-training-tools-for-national-ladder-safety-month.aspx

The American Ladder Institute marks 10 years of its safety campaign with free turnkey resources and webinars for EHS managers.

02/20/2026

https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/on-the-job-deaths-drop-4-in-2024-bls/

A total of 5,070 workers died from on-the-job injuries in 2024 – a 4% decrease from 2023, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries data shows.

02/19/2026

https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/us-steel-fine-violations-clairton-plant-explosion/

U.S. Steel is facing new fines levied by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

02/18/2026

https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/stand-down-to-prevent-falls-in-construction-coming-in-may/

The 13th annual National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction is set for May 4-8.

02/17/2026

https://www.roofingcontractor.com/articles/101888-new-york-roofing-contractor-fined-600-000-in-workers-fatal-fall

OSHA investigators found that DME Construction Associates Inc. exposed workers to falls of up to 22 feet at unguarded roof openings and roof edges.

02/13/2026

https://www.ehstoday.com/workplace-fatalities/news/55357110/osha-fines-horizon-biofuels-inc-nearly-148k-in-fines-for-2025-fatal-explosion-and-fire

Following months of investigating, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued fines to the wood refining facility in Fremont, Nebraska.

02/11/2026

https://ohsonline.com/articles/2026/02/10/osha-clarifies-recordkeeping-requirements-for-lithium-ion-battery-injuries.aspx

OSHA clarified when work-related lithium-ion battery injuries must be recorded on employer injury and illness logs and highlighted key battery safety hazards.

02/11/2026

02/10/2026

https://www.osha.gov/etools/construction/trenching

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02/09/2026

https://ehsleaders.org/2026/02/csb-releases-safety-video-on-combustible-dust-explosions/

On February 4, the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board released a new safety video on its investigation into the fatal combustible dust explosions and fires at the Didion Milling facility in Cambria, Wisconsin, on May 31, 2017.

02/06/2026

https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/osha-burns-from-personal-lithium-ion-batteries-may-be-work-related/

A new letter of interpretation outlines a scenario in which a worker brought e-cigarette batteries to work.

02/05/2026

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