OH&S 2025 Top 10 Rewind: The Stories That Shaped Workplace Safety This Year
From shifting federal regulations to the rise of AI-driven inspections, these are the most-read and most influential occupational safety stories of 2025.
- By Stasia DeMarco
- Dec 05, 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, the Occupational Health & Safety editorial team has compiled our annual Top 10 Rewind—a curated look back at the stories that captured readers’ attention and shaped conversations across the safety industry. This year’s list reflects a landscape in motion: OSHA’s regulatory actions and reversals, emerging risks, and rapid advancements in mobile technology and AI that are redefining how safety professionals work.
Click through the list below to revisit the year’s most impactful reporting and see which topics resonated most with safety leaders in 2025.
Number 1: Arizona Representative Introduces Bill to Abolish OSHA
Number 2: From the Battlefield to the Workplace: How Staff Rides Improve Safety Decision-Making
Number 3: Horseplay in the Workplace
Number 4: Exoskeletons in the Workplace: Promise, Pitfalls, and Practical Considerations
Number 5: OSHA Reveals 2025 Top 10 Most Cited Standards
Number 6: How Mobile Tech and AI Are Changing the Future of Safety Inspections
Number 7: NIOSH Faces Major Layoffs Amid HHS Restructuring, Slashing Two-Thirds of Workforce
Number 8: National Safety Month 2025: NSC Promotes Injury Prevention at Work and Beyond
Number 9: Uninvited Guests: Managing Wildlife Risks in the Workplace
Number 10: OSHA's 2025 Top 10 Cited Standards Highlight Persistent Safety Challenges
About the Author
Stasia DeMarco is the Content Editor for OH&S.