Kyle W. Morrison

In his State of the Union address on Jan. 28, President Barack Obama touched on how the growing oil and gas industry might help improve the economy and reduce pollution, and all but neglected the occupational safety side of things.

It’s one of occupational safety’s greatest ironies – the professionals who care for the ill and injured are themselves among the most likely to become sick or hurt on the job.

OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Programs is meant to be made up of worksites that are the best of the best in terms of workplace safety. But is it?

Occasionally, someone says something about safety I find noteworthy. In today’s post, a West Virginia native sounds off about industrial safety in light of a devastating chemical release near Charleston, his city of birth.

Watching snow fall can be a beautiful sight. But for outdoor workers or commuters, it’s a sign of danger.

With President Barack Obama signing the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 into law on Jan. 17, OSHA’s budget is now set for the rest of the current fiscal year. Let’s take a closer look.

Appropriation committees agree on OSHA’s budget, and the agency moves forward on safety initiatives for hospital workers and workers that encounter silica. Read about these stories and more in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

A recent bipartisan appropriations would give OSHA’s budget a $17 million boost. Or is it an $11 million cut? It depends on how you look at it.

Two OSHA rules move forward in the regulatory process, and the agency’s effectiveness is brought into question. Read about these stories and more in this week’s OSHA Roundup.