Columns: Washington alert

As part of an interagency administration effort to protect workers from the hazards associated with extreme heat, indoors and outdoors, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (

Sen. Chris Coons (D-Delaware) and Rep.

OSHA’s Region V has launched a Regional Emphasis Program (REP) to address noise hazards in the manufacturing sector, including metalcasting.

The Biden Administration has launched several reviews to determine the supply chain vulnerabilities in key sectors as a result of shortages of essential products in recent years due to trade disrup