The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed more than $3.5 million in penalties against three companies after federal investigators found they failed to protect workers during cleanup efforts following a massive sulfuric acid spill at an industrial facility in Channelview.

OSHA is investigating after two workers were trapped early Saturday afternoon when a trench they were working in collapsed.

The highly-flammable and toxic gas killed two people and 35 others had to be treated at the Pemex facility in Deer Park.

A federal inspection at Houston-based Outdoor Furniture Refinishing Inc., also known as Allied Powder Coating, revealed over 40 safety hazards that could cause severe health issues such as birth defects and cancer.

For the last nine days, a rotating handful of striking plant workers have picketed their employer.

Federal work-safety investigators are looking into the death of an Amazon worker and an injury that potentially lead to the death of another employee.

A federal appeals court panel has ruled that President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for larger private employers can take effect.

The shooting death of a cinematographer on the set of the set of the Alec Baldwin movie “Rust” is a reminder of the dangers that can exist on film and television sets.

Job layoffs and furloughs from the start of the pandemic left thousands of Houstonians unemployed and looking for work.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom appears disinclined to insert himself into the regulatory process for workplaces.