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In his State of the Union address on Jan. 28, President Barack Obama touched on how the growing oil and gas industry might help improve the economy and reduce pollution, and all but neglected the occupational safety side of things.
It’s one of occupational safety’s greatest ironies – the professionals who care for the ill and injured are themselves among the most likely to become sick or hurt on the job.
OSHA releases new resources to help prevent hazards related to chemical exposures, and a new electrical rule may soon be issued. Read about these stories and more in this week’s OSHA Roundup.
For the past five years, I’ve had the privilege of hosting Safety+Health’s OSHA Top 10 presentation at the National Safety Council Congress & Expo, presented annually by a high-ranking OSHA official. This year was different.
With budget battles leading to government shutdown worries and a debt ceiling debate looming, concerns with how the government will continue to function are returning to the front page.
OSHA faced one particularly eventful week this past summer, as over the course of several days the agency found itself pressured by different groups to take action on certain hazards.
