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At the “forklift rodeo” that took place March 11 during the Oregon Governor’s Occupational Safety and Health Conference, cowboy hats were replaced with hard hats, cowboy boots with safety boots, and horses with powered industrial trucks.

Who does OSHA suggest is bearing the cost of workplace injuries and illnesses? Find out in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

Every year, OSHA evaluates each of the 27 State Plan states and territories. Today, we’re looking at the federal agency’s review of Connecticut, a public employee-only program.

A four-year study funded by a $1.4 million grant from NIOSH will examine the connection between heavy physical activities and retinal detachment, which occurs when the retina pulls away from its nourishing layer of blood vessels, resulting in potential vision loss.

Worried about meeting the upcoming June 1 deadline to comply with OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard? “Good faith efforts” may prevent a citation. Find out how in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

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An OSHA safety stand-down scheduled for this spring aims to prevent the most common cause of construction deaths. Find out what that common cause is, and more, in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

Proponents of mandatory paid sick leave have gained a big new ally: President Barack Obama.

For years, organizations have sought to understand the growing gap between incident rates that have steadily declined across industry and fatality rates that have not. The answers have challenged the conventional wisdom on accident causation.