Kyle W. Morrison

OSHA goes into an unusual amount of detail as it seeks to justify its direction and agenda in its final budget request of President Barack Obama’s administration.

OSHA’s long-awaited final rule on silica is expected soon, Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez said at a recent House committee hearing. Read about it and more in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

OSHA is working on guidelines to help employers. Find out more about them in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

Occasionally, someone says something I find noteworthy. In today’s post, the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission doesn’t mince words regarding a controversial workers’ comp law.

What do the United States and Canada have planned for hazard communication? Find out in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

Are some models too thin to work safely in the fashion industry? California seems to think so. Find out what the state’s legislators have proposed.

Improved cell phone data reception is the result of employees who work on new cell towers. But their lives are in danger. Learn what solutions were discussed by industry stakeholders during a recent workshop.

In a recent congressional subcommittee hearing, lawmakers once again debated the effect of regulation on the economy. But is pitting regulation against economic growth a “false choice,” as one lawmaker suggests?

Washington – The safety of communication tower workers is an issue that has been growing nearly as fast as the rate at which new cellular and data towers have been appearing throughout the country.