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Eleven months ago, I called it a tragedy that NIOSH’s World Trade Center Health Program was not covering 9/11 first responders’ cancers. Now I’m glad to report things may be changing.

Here at Safety+Health, we cover various aspects of federal OSHA, such as the agency’s budget outlook, actions affecting enforcement activities, and ongoing issues the agency is struggling with. But federal OSHA is only half the equation.

If we were to measure employers' commitment to workplace safety, what would it look like? Would we find most employers have a great commitment to safety, or a little? Or would most employers fall somewhere in the middle, with an “average” commitment to safety?

The argument about whether the government can require employers to have an injury and illness prevention program is moot in nearly a third of the country.

There’s a lot of talk about budgets and costs these days, so let’s break down some of the numbers.

Workers Memorial Day is Saturday, April 28, and OSHA administrator David Michaels offered a brief message on the day’s importance.

Just how long, complicated and bureaucratic can the standard-setting process be?

With numerous levels of bureaucracy, laws and court decisions hindering OSHA’s ability to pursue regulations in a timely manner, it sometimes feels like only Harry Potter could resolve the situation.