In this issue of OSHA QuickTakes
- U.S. Department of Labor finds 2 companies in violation of Federal Railroad Safety Act for retaliating against whistleblowers
- Federal OSHA and the Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations propose agreement to provide strengthened protections for Hawaii's workers
- OSHA delivers message of "Water. Rest. Shade." in media old and new
- Zaplanuj. Zaplanij. Przeszkól.: New educational resources available to prevent falls in construction
- OSHA publishes Final Rule on whistleblower retaliation complaints made under the Surface Transportation Assistance Act
- OSHA cites Nebraska Prime Group in Hastings, Neb., for 11 violations after worker fatality at meat packing facility
- OSHA cites Idaho group home and adult day care operator for inadequate workplace violence safeguards at Pocatello facility
- Hasbro's Massachusetts-based manufacturing facility recognized as a leader in employee health and safety for second consecutive year
- Protecting salon workers from on-the-job hazards: OSHA highlights salon safety at Asian American and Pacific Islander working group
- OSHA reaches out to vulnerable workers in Little Rock and Tulsa with information on heat stress and other workplace hazards
- OSHA and NIOSH join together to inform employers and workers on safe work practices when using cleaning chemicals
- New searchable online course schedule makes it easy to find OSHA Training Institute Education Centers training opportunities
- Protecting workers from mercury exposure in fluorescent bulbs: New educational resources available
- Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health meets in Seattle
- National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH); Request for Nominations
- OSHA to participate in roundtable on confined space safety August 21
- Job openings
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