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Two employers face $212,500 in California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) fines following a tunnel collapse near Knights Ferry, California, that killed one worker and seriously injured another, the state agency announced October 15. State investigators concluded that both employers failed to provide adequate ground support to protect employees working in the tunnel. On April 14, a collapse 200 feet inside the Canyon Tunnel construction project trapped two employees.

With autumn underway, the infographic below highlights seasonal hazards. Please make sure to save the tip-filled visual and share it with your EHS colleagues to help promote safer workplaces.

We’re only a week away from Halloween, so it made sense for the Song of the Week to get a head start on the festivities with a classic song about danger, Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Bad Moon Rising.” Written by singer-guitarist John Fogerty, the song was the lead single off the band’s 1969 album Green River. It’s a deceptively upbeat sounding song about apocalyptic weather events that ended up going to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #1 on the U.K. Singles Chart.

Heat illness has become a major issue in the EHS industry, and in Oregon, safety advocates are now enlisting the help of high school students to spread the message of heat safety for young workers.

Recognition in the Equipment, Audiometry category builds on SHOEBOX’s award-winning history of making accurate hearing testing accessible beyond the sound booth. OTTAWA, Canada – October 22, 2026 – SHOEBOX, the pioneer of OSHA-compliant boothless hearing testing solutions, today announced that SHOEBOX PureTest™ has earned the 2026 Hearing Technology Innovator Award in the Equipment, Audiometry category.

Building on success from last year, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) has opened another round of grants to help small businesses purchase equipment to improve the safety and health of their employees. The Workplace Improvement to Safety and Health (MIWISH) grant program offers a dollar-for-dollar match, up to $5,000, for qualifying Michigan employers with 250 or fewer workers.

EHSLeaders’ exclusive online summit focusing on safety technology is taking place on November 4-5, 2026. Join us for two days of conversation and insight from industry-leading experts, covering the latest topics in EHS technology and providing tips and advice on PPE technology, how to effectively use AI, and turning EHS data into risk intelligence. Day 1: […]

On episode 316 of EHS On Tap, Dr. Kevin Weaver, Vice President of EHS Strategy at U.S. Compliance, talks about the new book Building a Strong Safety Culture: The 5 C’s of Workplace Safety.

EHSLeaders’ exclusive online summit focusing on safety technology is taking place on November 4-5, 2026. Join us for two days of conversation and insight from industry-leading experts, covering the latest topics in EHS technology and providing tips and advice on PPE technology, how to effectively use AI, and turning EHS data into risk intelligence.

Editor’s note: In this interview with EHSLeaders, Amanda Smith, EVP of Strategy at Cority, discusses the importance of AI governance and how human oversight is essential. Edited for clarity. Amanda Smith: Our goal overall is to make work safer for people and the planet, and we see AI as a tool that expands what’s possible. And our approach is to make sure that it’s secure and auditable and built into how work gets done. There are several considerations and stages of the strategy.