By your clicks, we’ve determined the top 10 stories on Safety News Alert for 2012. They range from a debate about “safety first,” to release of a major new OSHA standard, to the issue of alcohol use at work.

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Tags: Mike Rowe, OSHA hazcom standard, Top 10 safety stories of 2012, Workers' comp

It’s that time of year. Time to look back at occupational safety and health in 2012. In this post, we’ll take a look at the top stories about OSHA enforcement and fines.

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Tags: OSHA enforcement, OSHA fines, top 10 of 2012

Forbes has issued its annual top 10 list of the safest cities in the U.S. And the safest city is:

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Tags: Forbes, Plano, safest cities

Horseplay, spiders and bears, oh my. These are the stories Safety News Alert readers clicked on most during 2011.

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Tags: injured on lunch break, jailed for worker's death, spider, top 10 safety stories, Workers' comp

Just how dangerous are the jobs at your company?

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Tags: Bureau of Labor Statistics, dangerous jobs, fishing, transportation, workplace fatalities

More than one out of every five OSHA inspections result from employee complaints. Is your industry one of the top 10 that generate the most complaints?

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Tags: employee complaints to OSHA, general contractors, injury, OSHA inspections, Recordkeeping, roofing, United States Postal Service, violation of an OSHA standard

Even if your company isn’t in transportation, some items on the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) Most Wanted List of 10 safety issues are easily applicable to all sorts of industries.

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Tags: fatigue, i2p2, Most Wanted List, NTSB, safety management systems

A lot of debate will occur between this week’s announcement of President Obama’s proposed budget, including funding for OSHA, and the start of the new federal fiscal year on Oct. 1. Forget about that debate for now. Instead, take a look at what OSHA plans to do with its funding, especially if you own a small business.

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Tags: enforcement, inspections, OSHA budget, severe violators, small business

A national workplace safety organization has compiled a list of its top 10 deadliest workplace tragedies for 2010.

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Tags: deadliest workplace tragedies, Deepwater Horizon, Kleen Energy, Tesoro Refining, Upper Big Branch

Sure, the editors at Safety News Alert have their own opinions on the top safety stories of 2010. But we thought we’d let readers’ clicks speak for themselves.

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Tags: drown in ketchup, stupid tricks, top 10 2010, top 10 safety stories, Workers' comp