Kyle W. Morrison

Read about multiple workplace safety initiatives launched by OSHA, and what the acting secretary of labor had to say about occupational safety in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

Workers Memorial Day was April 28. Here’s a roundup of what various politicians and workers’ rights advocates said in recognition of the event.

More than 16 years after OSHA suggested a comprehensive silica dust standard is necessary, stakeholders such as the American Foundry Society continue to meet and argue about the issue.

OSHA’s rulemaking process has several steps, but not everyone agrees all the steps are needed. With some agency rules taking decades to promulgate, a few OSHA-watchers have suggested ways to speed up the process.

In late 2011, a bill was signed into law providing an incentive for legislators to reach across the aisle and come to an agreement on how to reduce the deficit. If no agreement was reached, the bill would implement across-the-board cuts to both military funding and discretionary funding, which covers government agencies such as OSHA.

As OSHA issued a new construction rule, legislation was introduced to give the agency more tools. Read about these stories and more in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

In honor of Workers Memorial Day on April 28, I’m highlighting a well-known but still poignant comment from a workers’ rights advocate.

Workplace safety affects more than workers and employers – its impact is felt at home, too.

Although the cause of the deadly fertilizer plant explosion in West, TX, is still unknown, the National Fire Protection Association on April 18 highlighted materials that could help prevent and respond to a hazardous materials incident.