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OSHA officials are fond of pointing to studies that find agency inspections lead to improved safety and health, but a new report suggests OSHA needs to do more.

What might an emergency response and preparedness rule from OSHA look like? An agency advisory committee will meet to find out. Find out more about this story and others in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

A government report calls out OSHA on the agency’s lack of measurements for evaluating programs. Learn the details in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

Do you have ideas for improving whistleblower protection? OSHA wants to hear them. Find out more in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

Penalties for OSHA violations are about to get steeper. Much, much steeper.

OSHA fines are set to increase for the first time in a quarter century. Find out how much employers might have to pay and what a recent study suggests about the effect of penalties on workplace safety in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

OSHA has delayed enforcing a new interpretation of its Process Safety Management Standard. Find out why, and what lawmakers have to say about it in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

With limited resources, OSHA needs to choose its inspection sites wisely. So where should it go?

OSHA releases updated guidance on excavation safety, and a well-known furniture retailer is cited for amputation hazards. Read more about these stories in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

If an employer doesn’t know about an OSHA rule, they should get a pass and not be fined if caught breaking it. Right?