Florida Firefighters will now have better health and safety protection procedures and equipment under a new state law.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration was immediately notified. A tree trimmer died after getting caught in a wood chipper while trimming trees at a town hall near Miami, officials said.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a new bill to enhance the state's commitment to the health and safety of its firefighters on Thursday. The new bill, HB 929, updates the Florida Firefighters ...

Recent legislation reintroduced in Congress has sparked renewed debate about the role of federal workplace safety regulations in America. The Nullify Occupational Safety and Health Administration ...

Dr. Barbara Knox, a UF Health employee who signed an agreement June 24 to resign from her position on Aug. 15. PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Thursday that ...

Before Florida’s elected leaders dissolved the labor department, that department had for a time housed a Division of Safety, created under the Florida Occupational Safety and Health Act.

The Occupational Safety and Health Act, passed by the U.S. Congress in 1970, ensures and enforces safe workplace conditions and standards.