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I recently explored the rareness of criminal prosecutions for workplace safety and health violations in the United States. But how does it compare to other countries?

Do you know how to protect workers from hot weather? Learn what tips OSHA has for you in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

OSHA delays enforcement of one rule, and gets the green light to move forward on another. Find out more about the rules in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

One of the common refrains from industry when a new safety rule is proposed is that the rule will be a “job killer.” But if that’s the case, why are the rules often supported by labor organizations?

Learn about worker rights, temporary worker protections and trench safety in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

As OSHA begins a new enforcement focus in the health care industry, Congress mulls potential cuts to the agency. Read about these stories and more in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

Human resources and safety professionals have similar objectives: ensure effective work processes while complying with the law. Although the departments don’t necessarily need to work together to achieve their goals, experts say that failure to do so may come at a cost.

Should employers face fines for “minor, trivial” OSHA violations? At least one congresswoman is saying no.

This month, Erika Gwilt from DEKRA Insight discusses what leaders can do – as experts and skilled employees retire – to select and develop talent to keep safety moving forward.