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Look around the office. Are hallways and aisles clear of boxes and clutter? Are spills cleaned up immediately? Are paper products properly and regularly disposed of to reduce “fuel” in the event of a fire?

Last week, OSHA released its long-awaited final rule on silica. Read about it and more in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

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.

Michael Mangan from DEKRA Insight shares eight principles for making your leading measures “valid, actionable and easy to communicate.”

Cary Usrey from Predictive Solutions discusses how “safety traditionally looks at one metric – injuries – to answer the question, ‘Is it safe?’” and why that may not be enough.

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Maps tell stories. They define our space. They illustrate our surroundings. They inspire our daydreams. A pair of researchers, Sara E. Heins and Cassandra K. Crifasi, of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, wanted to know what a map might tell us about distinctive injury deaths in each state.

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.