SAFETY OPERATIONSSTANDARD

Evidence for safer work and accountable operations.

Coverage desk

Incidents & Lessons

Source-backed reporting and analysis connected to the companies, capabilities, authorities, and operating domains it affects.

EPA reopens the scope of retrospective PFAS reporting

The November 2025 proposal follows the 2023 TSCA rule requiring manufacturers and importers to report information reaching back to 2011, leaving scope and timing as active change-management issues.

EPA proposes phasing out paper hazardous-waste manifests

The March 2026 proposal would move the national manifest system toward fully electronic workflows, raising practical questions about identity, signatures, offline operations, corrections, and system integration.

BLS counts 5,070 fatal work injuries in 2024

The February 2026 census records a four-percent decline from 2023 while preserving a severe national burden that should be analyzed by event, occupation, industry, and worker population.