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A British employer recently was confronted by a government workplace safety inspector, and his reaction to the visit has landed him behind bars.

In response to recent deaths and other incidents in separate high-hazard industries throughout the country, OSHA has increased enforcement and outreach efforts. Read about these stories and more in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

Can you learn important safety information from playing a game? OSHA seems to think so.

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Occasionally, someone says something about safety I find noteworthy. Today, I share a quote from OSHA administrator David Michaels, who suggests America’s inequality problem extends beyond wages.

When emergency responders head out on a call, they may not be able to visualize the types of dangers they’re heading into. One mobile app aims to change that.

Federal and state agencies offer up new safety guidance for employers. Read about these resources and more in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

The safety of temporary workers has been big news recently, but the issue isn’t confined to the United States.

OSHA seeks input on improving testing laboratories and publishes new safety resources on job hazards. Read about these stories and more in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

In a perfect world, safety would be easy. Leaders would look at past incidents, identify how to avoid them and make sure everyone followed the rules. But real life is not so simple. The workplace is always changing – making it critical that employees be able to detect and respond to real-time changes in risk.