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Workplace safety technology and regulation news, summarized in our own words with links to the original sources.

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Three to six items each working day from regulators such as OSHA, HSE and EU-OSHA and from safety trade publications. Each item has a short summary, a note on why it matters for safety and EHS buyers, and the source links. When an edition has a video, it is embedded on the edition page.

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Latest editions

October 5, 2026 · 5 itemsSafety tech news, October 5, 2026: helmet-check AI, OSHA's SIF alliance and a new CEO at Blackline
- Study pairs helmet detection with head tracking to cut false PPE alarms
- OSHA forms a national alliance on serious injury and fatality prevention
- Blackline Safety appoints Jon Baldwin as chief executive
- Labor Department watchdog questions up to 481 OSHA inspections of small, low-hazard employers
- EU-OSHA opens its 2026 to 2028 campaign on mental health at work

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