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To one Maine construction company owner who refuses to pay OSHA fines from a fatal incident, the government is a “bully.”

On Aug. 30, OSHA announced it was delaying full enforcement of its residential construction fall protection requirements. This was the fourth delay.

Read comments from the secretary of labor and a high-ranking OSHA official in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

For many people in America, Labor Day is when working men and women are honored.

OSHA announces changes to its Cranes and Derricks Standard, as well as increased enforcement efforts on fall hazards, in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

As a writer I’m loath to admit it, but sometimes words just can’t paint as clear of a picture as, well, a picture.

The media is occasionally referred to as the Fourth Estate, an institutional force that can influence society. For one Indiana company, that force led to OSHA knocking on its door.

In this week’s OSHA Roundup, learn what updates the agency has made to its maritime enforcement procedures and read a summary of last week’s major penalties for OSHA violations.

During this year’s election season, the focus has been on job creation, but not necessarily the safety of those jobs. Should workplace safety become part of stump speeches?

Would budget cuts at OSHA lead to more workplace injuries? Learn one senator’s views on that possibility in this week’s OSHA Roundup.