The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken a significant step toward enhancing consumer safety by proposing new regulations for detect...

A recently published standard establishes minimum requirements to reduce the risk of disease transmission by exposure to infectious aerosol...

The State of New Jersey is suing Ford Motor Company [FMC] for environmental pollution due to dumping its toxic waste in Ringwood, New Jersey...

How do we know when the second wave is starting? What should we expect? These are only two of the questions Dr. Chad Kessler , National Prog...

On Friday, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration [OSHA] announced a policy  minimizing occupational exposure to COVID-19 exposu...

On July 8, 2019, Governor Phil Murphy signed A4882 and S716 into law, which will enhance protections for first responders, including tho...

Mesothelioma death rates remain high in the US even on the eve of an anticipated national ban of the asbestos fiber. Things may radicall...

NIOSH reports that homes may be contaminated by toxic substances such as lead when employees bring home the contaminates. Bystander exposure...

A Guangzhou court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by 34 shipyard workers who claimed their employer, CSSC Guangzhou Longxue Shipbuildi...

Occupational disease claims present difficulty in the delivery of medical care. Today's post was shared by WorkCompCentral and comes...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court permitted a civil action to go forward against an employer where the employee was exposed to asbestos fiber ...

A New Jersey Appellate Court dismissed an occupational pulmonary claim for lack of credible evidence. The court reversed an award of 5% p...

Today's post was shared by WCBlog and comes from inthesetimes.com Today, after a much-criticized delay on issuing a rule to l...

A recent Letter to the Editor in the New York Times focuses on the fact that US workers continue to suffer from fatal occupational diseases ...

Sand produced while fracking is becoming a major health issue for energy workers throughout the country. The  intransigency  of the Obama Ad...

If workplaces were safer then there would be no reason to have a workers' compensation program at all. OSHA , The Occupational Safety an...

The legacy of toxic pollution generated from abandoned industrial facilities located on the NJ Passaic River , and other urban waters,  c...

It is with sadness that I report of the passing of Dr. Stephen Levin.  Dr. Levin began an occupational disease evaluation practice in the of...

Guest Blog by B. Michael Korte The Missouri legislature is again considering a number of proposals to change its workers’ compensation sy...