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17 Jul 2023, 8:28 am
Source: https://www.einsteinmed.edu/administration/environmental-health-safety/accident-injury-reduction-campagin/top-injuries.aspxRead More [read post]
13 Jul 2023, 6:40 am
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) warns that “[c]onstruction is a high hazard industry that comprises a wide range of activities involving construction, alteration, and/or repair. [read post]
13 Jul 2023, 3:58 am
INSPECTIONS Workplace safety and health inspections by the department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration identified 21 Main Line Contractor Corp. violations in Berlin, Cape May, Lakewood, Mount Holly and Mount Laurel. [read post]
11 Jul 2023, 7:21 am
Workplace violence is defined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) as: any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation, or other threatening disruptive behavior that occurs at the work site. [read post]
11 Jul 2023, 4:00 am
“We know that exposure to asbestos causes cancer and other serious health problems that still result in thousands of people dying every year, and today we’re continuing our work to protect people from this dangerous chemical,” said Assistant Administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, Michal Freedhoff. [read post]
8 Jul 2023, 7:54 am
After the dangers were known, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) limited the use of asbestos. [read post]
7 Jul 2023, 6:30 am
To try and help workers at risk for fatal falls while on the job, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) recently implemented its “National Emphasis Program” in May 2023. [read post]
6 Jul 2023, 9:05 pm
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) of the U.S. [read post]
5 Jul 2023, 6:14 am
This is found in the “general duty clause” of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. [read post]
5 Jul 2023, 3:51 am
May 30, 2023), an Eleventh Circuit panel reversed the Occupational Safety & Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) imposition of a penalty upon an employer under the general obligation to ensure worker safety. [read post]
4 Jul 2023, 9:01 pm
Labor market information: The filing parties would need to provide certain information about their workers, including category classification codes, geographic market information for overlapping employee classifications, and information on penalties or findings issued by the Department of Labor, National Labor Relations Board, or Occupational Safety and Health Administration in the five-year period prior to filing. [read post]
30 Jun 2023, 11:33 am
Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it had reached a settlement with a Delaware salvage yard company and its owner after an investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) determined that the company retaliated against a whistleblower who reported safety concerns. [read post]
Fireworks, pyrotechnics industry employers strongly urged to make worker safety a priority on July 4
29 Jun 2023, 4:00 am
Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration strongly urges employers in the fireworks and pyrotechnics industry to keep employees safe from the many hazards in manufacturing, storing, transporting, displaying, and sales.Earlier this month, OSHA cited a Florida-based entertainment company after four workers died and a fifth suffered critical injuries in Orlando, Florida, after a fire and explosion at a fireworks warehouse. [read post]
Dangerous Chemicals and Work Injuries: 2nd Highest Safety Violation in 2022 Was Hazard Communication
27 Jun 2023, 6:27 am
For details on the latest list of most-often cited safety violations published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”), read Fall Protection on the Job Remains Top OSHA Safety Violation for 12th Straight Year and “OSHA’s Top 10: The most frequently cited standards for fiscal year 2022,” written by Kevin Druley and published by Safety and Health on November 27, 2022. [read post]
22 Jun 2023, 7:13 am
Known as the “General Duty Clause,” OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) also provides the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) with the authority to enforce the OSH Act’s safety provisions. [read post]
22 Jun 2023, 4:30 am
But the publication also states: “The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is the regulatory entity for employee health and safety but, in about half of the states, a federal OSHA-approved state OSHA program regulates non-federal workplaces. [read post]
21 Jun 2023, 2:57 pm
In 2018, an employee of OceanGate, the maker of the missing Titan submersible, filed a whistleblower complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and was subsequently fired by the company, according to reporting by CBS News. [read post]
21 Jun 2023, 12:12 pm
In addition to being one of the most significant causes of workplace deaths, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), falls are also one of the most preventable. [read post]
20 Jun 2023, 1:12 pm
Let’s examine some key construction accident statistics: Fatalities and Injuries: According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), in 2020, there were approximately 1,061 construction-related fatalities in the United States, accounting for 20.3% of all worker deaths in the private industry sector. [read post]
20 Jun 2023, 6:37 am
In November 2022, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a warning to workers in Illinois’ food production industry of a dangerously high risk of being hurt on the job much greater than those employed in other manufacturing industries, not only in Illinois but across the country. [read post]
