Kyle W. Morrison

A chemical safety dialogue between OSHA and stakeholders has begun. Read about this story and more in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

With news of the first patient being diagnosed with Ebola in the United States during the disease’s worst outbreak since its discovery, some anxiety is in the air. But there needn’t be.

Arizona responds to federal allegations that the State Plan state’s construction fall protection standard is not as effective as OSHA. Read this story and more in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

OSHA administrator David Michaels called a recent study into the cost of regulations “unfounded,” but the organization that commissioned the study stands by its claims.

OSHA has delayed the compliance date for its crane operator certification requirement. Read this story and more in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

Workers' compensation costs are increasing nationwide, but experts say those costs – as well as fears on the part of injured workers – can be reduced with a well-designed return-to-work program.

Employees working under federal contractors may find their workplaces getting safer, if a new Executive Order pans out the way some worker safety advocates hope.

Did you catch all the OSHA news coming out of the 2014 NSC Congress & Expo? If not, find it here in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

OSHA’s proposed Injury and Illness Prevention Program Standard was relegated to “long-term action” a few months ago, leading many stakeholders to infer the rule was no longer the top priority it had once been. Now that has been confirmed.

Are you confused about the requirements in OSHA’s new reporting rule? Here’s a handy chart that may help clear things up.