Columns

What OSHA final rules are coming up?

As the Obama administration prepares to enter its final year, the most recent regulatory agenda shows what loose ends OSHA is hoping to tie up.

What’s Your Opinion: Does your employer have a workplace violence prevention program?

(Anonymous comments are welcome; merely skip the “name” field in the comment box. An email address is required but will not be included with...

OSHA Roundup for Dec. 14, 2015

One state intends to update permissible exposure limits for as many as six chemicals. Find out more in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

OSHA Roundup for Dec. 7, 2015

OSHA’s latest regulatory agenda was released, and it includes expected publication dates for several final rules. Find out when those rules may be published in this week’s OSHA Roundup.
- Digital Partners -

The importance of effectiveness

OSHA officials are fond of pointing to studies that find agency inspections lead to improved safety and health, but a new report suggests OSHA needs to do more.

OSHA Roundup for Nov. 30, 2015

What might an emergency response and preparedness rule from OSHA look like? An agency advisory committee will meet to find out. Find out more about this story and others in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

OSHA Roundup for Nov. 23, 2015

A government report calls out OSHA on the agency’s lack of measurements for evaluating programs. Learn the details in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

Washington Update: The weight of OSHA inspections

Who’s keeping track of the number of inspections OSHA conducts each year? Not OSHA – not anymore.
- Digital Partners -

Editor’s Note: Under pressure

Safety+Health Editor Melissa Ruminski writes about feeling grateful that she has paid sick days when so many workers do not.

What’s Your Opinion: Will the recently announced increase in OSHA fines lead to safer workplaces?

(Anonymous comments are welcome; merely skip the “name” field in the comment box. An email address is required but will not be included with...

Next Webinar

Where Safety Breaks Down: What New Research Tells Us

Date: Thursday July 30th, 2026

Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm CDT

Sponsored By: Blackline Safety

Register Now

Current Issue

What's Trending

From our Partners

Earn recertification points

Board of Certified Safety Professionals

Take a quiz about this issue of the magazine and earn recertification points from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals.