OSHA's proposed rule on hexavalent chromium promises a sharp drop in exposure limits.

Injuries and illnesses are falling to all-time lows, yet fatalities and workers' compensation costs keep going up. Many experts think under-recording is rampant. What can you do to assure your OSHA log is accurate?

Changes in the body and the mind as we age require employers to take steps to adapt the workplace and tasks before injuries occur. In part one of her series, ergonomics expert Cynthia Roth examines the physical changes facing aging workers and...

If your employees must work outside during harsh winter weather conditions, then special steps must be taken to protect them from the cold and wind.

Suppose your hospital receives a kit containing equipment for an epidural anesthetic and in the kit is a syringe lacking an engineered sharp protector. May you lawfully use the syringe?

Experts estimate 1 to 2 million U.S. workers are still exposed to silica. With thousands afflicted by silicosis annually and litigation rising, will silica be the next asbestos?

How much can your employees safely lift, push or pull? Our experts review the often conflicting guidelines available and offer simple "rule-of-thumb" procedures to follow.

What's at stake in the upcoming election for partisans of occupational safety? Labor and industry representatives are so at odds, many don't even agree on how divided they are.

Ergonomists can play a key role in changing our assumptions about "the cost of doing business."

Those who attack OSHA for gutting its regulatory agenda are being unfair, says the man in charge of the effort, veteran Department of Labor attorney Steven Witt.