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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.

In a recent survey of Safety+Health readers, more people gave the Obama administration a failing grade on workplace safety than any other passing grade.

A quick look at OSHA’s budget throughout the years shows a general slight uptick, but one that likely doesn’t match the scope of the agency’s responsibilities. Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA), an outspoken advocate for worker safety, recently pointed this out as a major problem.

In this week’s OSHA Roundup, read about OSHA’s funding being finalized for the next six months, and what changes the agency is doing regarding its whistleblower program and variance webpage.

As I’ve suggested previously, worker safety needs to play a bigger role in political discourse.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released preliminary data on workplace deaths in 2011.