Last decade, positive drug tests among U.S. workers for methamphetamine had started to drop. That trend may be reversing, with positive rates dramatically higher in some states compared to others.

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Tags: amphetamines, cocaine, drug testing, Hawaii, methamphetamine, Quest diagnostics

One worker was killed, another remains hospitalized in critical condition after the collapse of a zip line tower on Hawaii’s Big Island.

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Tags: GoZip LLC, Hawaii, internal injuries, tower collapse, zip line

Federal OSHA is cracking down on states that run their own occupational safety and health programs. For employers, that means more inspections and higher fines.

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Tags: California, Hawaii, Nevada, state occupational safety programs, tougher enforcement