Features

Our features page highlights various OSHA programs, such as partnerships, alliances, safety campaigns, and other initiatives. Explore the latest stories to stay informed and learn more about workplace safety and health.


Left to Right  -	Karl Kinsella; Vice President Environmental, Health and Safety, Turner Yates -	Todd Underwood; Area Director, OSHA Wichita Area Office -	Mindy Prichard; Deputy Director, Kansas Department of Labor, Division of Industrial Safety and Health

December 12, 2024

Community quality of life begins with safety

Strategic partnerships help employers protect their workers by allowing OSHA to be part of the safety solution from the beginning


Micron: Construction Site

November 15, 2024

Pioneering tech growth while focusing on worker safety

This is an exceptional opportunity for us to interact with a groundbreaking project and provide compliance assistance outreach on such a large scale to the Idaho community.


Worker using a grinder tool while wearing eye and hearing protection

October 03, 2024

Listen Up: Prevent Hearing Loss

Millions of construction workers have hearing loss that affects their daily activities. This is preventable.


Construction worker with head in hands

September 23, 2024

Supporting Workers’ Mental Wellbeing is Essential for Worker Safety and Health

Employers can make sure that their overall safety and health management system includes considerations for mental health and wellbeing.


Young Wheeler, director of OSHA’s Office of Emergency Management

September 13, 2024

Why Language Access Could Save Lives in Emergencies

Emergency preparedness plans need to be easy for every worker to understand. OSHA has resources to help with this.


Union on Rock and Roll Hall of Fame project builders partner with OSHA

June 24, 2024

OSHA partners with builders, union on Rock and Roll Hall of Fame project

Just as a songwriter crafts pieces with the melody, harmony, and rhythm in mind from the beginning, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is embedding safety into its expansion project from the start.


Workers at Black & Veatch holding a VPP STAR flag.

May 29, 2024

Integrating Safety Measures into Technology

Most people in America understand that wireless technology is a necessity of life. We rely on it for internet in our homes and phone service for work, education, household management convenience and entertainment. To get that wireless technology, though, requires towers to be built and repaired across the country.


May 29, 2024

Making an Impact on Safety and Health Training for Young Workers

One of the rites of passage for young people in their teens is getting a job. Teens look forward to earning a paycheck and learning responsibility through work. It is an important part of becoming an adult.


Partnership signing photograph

May 29, 2024

Safety and Health Built into Pennsylvania Community Project

Some construction projects are just that: projects. They are tasks that need to be done. Perhaps the community involved knows—or cares—about the reason for the project.


Illustration showing "Shifting the Safety Curve"

May 29, 2024

Springfield Construction Company Partners with OSHA to Protect Workers on New Civic Center Project

Downtown Springfield, Massachusetts, is being revitalized through several municipal projects. One of those projects is a particularly large leap forward in that effort. The civic center parking garage is being demolished and replaced by a new parking garage that will have 900 parking spaces, as well as an outdoor plaza and retail space.