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The poultry industry criticizes OSHA about enforcement following the agency issuing 11 citations to a poultry facility. Read about this story and more in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

Every year, OSHA evaluates each of the 27 State Plan states and territories. Today, I'm looking at the federal agency’s latest review of California.

Kick off the new year with some recently published best practices. Read about these and other stories in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

OSHA’s budget through September has been signed into law. Read about this story and others in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

OSHA’s budget for fiscal year 2015 is now set. Find out where the money is going.

How far away is an update to OSHA’s Process Safety Management Standard? Find out in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

OSHA employees who participated in a recent survey scored the agency on its performance in several categories, including pay and leadership.

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s acting chief is appointed to the full position, and federal OSHA offers new Ebola guidance. Read about these stories and more in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

Occasionally, someone says something about safety that I find noteworthy. In today’s post, Chemical Safety Board Chairman Rafael Moure-Eraso explains why more emphasis on preventing chemical incidents is necessary.

A new OSHA rule going into effect Jan. 1 will require employers to report to the agency all work-related amputations and inpatient hospitalizations. So what exactly is an amputation or inpatient hospitalization?