Kyle W. Morrison

Today is Election Day, and I hope you’re going to the polls.

Hurricane Sandy left a trail of destruction along the East Coast, and it’s important for employers to ensure workers are staying safe during cleanup efforts.

The National Safety Council recently kicked off a celebration of its 100-year anniversary, which coincides nicely with this blog entry – my 100th post.

A lot of news came out of last week’s National Safety Council Congress & Expo. Learn what NIOSH and OSHA are doing about fatal falls, what the Top 10 most frequently cited violations were, and more in today’s OSHA Roundup.

OSHA’s update to its Crystalline Silica Standard has been under review for almost two years, a delay OSHA administrator David Michaels avoided addressing when recently questioned about it.

OSHA’s annual top 10 most frequently cited violations may not change very much from year to year, but they tell an interesting story nonetheless.

In this week’s OSHA’s Roundup, OSHA asks for help in a look back at its heat illness prevention campaign.

I’ll be reporting live from the floor of the 2012 National Safety Council Congress & Expo in Orlando next week.

OSHA’s National Emphasis Programs netted fines and citations against at least two separate companies last week. Read about these stories and more in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

An NFL lineman recently reminded fans that although football is just a game, it can carry serious consequences for players.