Gov. Andy Beshear announced Friday that he has reinstated the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, which former Gov. Matt Bevin abolished in…

The new audit determined that Kentucky has either resolved or made progress toward addressing all of the findings from the previous year, but improvements are still underway in fatality investigations.

Mike and Pam Oakley have been talking for years about how Kentucky's worker safety agency failed their 17-year-old son. State officials never listened. They're listening now.

The commissioner acknowledged that agency culture, a lack of accountability and staffing shortages had often led to shortcomings when investigating deaths on the job.

The merger proposal was presented as one possible antidote to the Labor Cabinet’s recent troubles.

House Bill 322 would restore the OSHA Standards Board and require it to meet more frequently.

Cabinet leaders said eliminating the Labor Cabinet would save money, streamline government and improve the functions of Kentucky’s Occupational Safety and Health agency, which has been under federal scrutiny since a critical audit released in August.

The Labor Cabinet has purchased equipment and raised salaries in its embattled worker safety program. The Cabinet hasn't specified how much the raises would be.

Gov. Matt Bevin ignored a series of questions from a reporter about worker safety and spoke instead about a tech company's new location.

Business owner and political candidate Matt Bevin expressed disdain for OSHA regulations. Then, he became governor of Kentucky.