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How much will OSHA’s proposed silica standard cost employers? Far more than the agency estimates, according to an industry coalition. Read about this story and more in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

Peggy Young was working as a part-time driver for UPS when she became pregnant and her doctor advised her not to lift more than 20 pounds. However, her job required her to lift up to 70 pounds.

What does OSHA think about refinery safety 10 years after the BP refinery disaster in Texas City, TX? Find out in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

Over the past several years, many faces familiar to safety and health professionals have been disappearing from Capitol Hill.

Great safety leaders change the culture for the better, but how they impact culture change depends on a leader’s unique role. For front-line supervisors and managers, becoming a great safety leader is a special challenge.

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Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez voices his support of OSHA’s cooperative programs and defends the agency’s upcoming silica rule. Read about this and more in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

Will OSHA’s proposed rule on silica cripple the foundry industry?

Deaths in Oregon’s logging and construction industry continue to occur regularly. Read what one state official had to say about it, and other news in this week’s OSHA Roundup.