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5 Jul 2012, 8:57 am
When it comes to occupational injuries, the construction industry is among the most dangerous. [read post]
25 Jan 2014, 7:50 pm
"Small, lightweight vehicles have an inherent safety disadvantage. [read post]
17 Sep 2015, 7:57 am
Both the RCMP and provincial health and safety officials have laid charges against an owner of a body shop in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia after a worker died. [read post]
22 Jul 2014, 3:00 am
A new Ontario Bill will give unpaid trainees the protection of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. [read post]
24 Sep 2014, 5:05 am
Today's post was shared by CAAA and comes from www.sfgate.com State workplace safety officials have fined UC Berkeley more than $26,000 for violations in connection with the death of a custodian who tumbled 22 feet from a lift that collapsed as he was cleaning windows in April.California's Division of Occupational Safety and Health determined that supervisors of the custodian, Damon Frick, 45, of Richmond failed to ensure that the lift was assembled correctly and… [read post]
17 Jul 2014, 11:20 am
[Click here to see the rest of this post]Found onRelated articlesHEAT ILLNESSES: Labor Department launches campaign to protect outdoor workers in summer (thetandd.com)Cal/OSHA Issues High Heat Advisory as Temperatures Rise Across the State (payrollmasters.wordpress.com)Cal/OSHA Issues High Heat Advisory to Employers with Outdoor Workers (prnewswire.com)Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Safety and Health Topics: Heat Stress… [read post]
23 Jan 2015, 6:22 am
Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found. [read post]
8 Jul 2014, 6:46 pm
[Click here to see the rest of this post]Found onRelated articlesFatal Occupational Injuries and Workers' Memorial Day (workers-compensation.blogspot.com)Just Published: 2014 Update - Gelman on Workers' Compensation Law (workers-compensation.blogspot.com)Trickle Down Consequences of Professional Athletic Head Injuries (workers-compensation.blogspot.com)Is Worker's Comp Profitable Because Disabled Workers Don't Get Benefits? [read post]
7 Jun 2013, 5:56 am
The court noted that although the City had a legal obligation to protect employees’ safety under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, the arbitrator reasonably concluded that the evidence suggesting that the employee had used or been impaired by drugs on the job was very weak. [read post]
31 May 2016, 3:00 am
A judge has ordered a prosecutor to provide “particulars” of a vague charge under the Nova Scotia Occupational Health and Safety Act, so the constructor could understand the charge against it. [read post]
28 Dec 2013, 6:06 am
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has held that The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) HazCom Standard does not preempt state law, therefore allowing state lawsuits to go forward based on “failure to warn” claims.The Court dismissed the Petition filed by the American Tort Reform Association for a definitive determination concerning Federal preemption of state court based actions. [read post]
12 Apr 2014, 6:14 pm
Jerry Brown had vetoed them ostensibly because he was waiting for reports from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the California Commission on Health Safety and Workers' Compensation.AB 1373, which passed in 2013 and AB 2451, which passed in 2012 differed in that both extended the limitations period to 480 weeks.And the new bill includes a sunset provision that would allow the governor and Legislature to revisit the appropriateness of the new… [read post]
11 Feb 2013, 3:00 am
Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) says exposed workers to lead and other safety hazards. [read post]
5 Sep 2013, 5:26 am
Both shift work and long work hours have been associated with health and safety risks. [read post]
1 Nov 2016, 3:00 am
A charity has been ordered to pay a dismissed employee $15,000 in damages for dismissing her shortly after she had raised safety issues, in violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. [read post]
20 Nov 2014, 12:26 am
(AP) — Federal health and safety officials have fined Stamford about $2,700 for asbestos and water contamination at the city’s police headquarters.The Advocate of Stamford reports (http://bit.ly/1uDRhUx) that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined the city for failing to protect workers from asbestos or screen employees for exposure.The federal order requires Stamford to clean up asbestos waste and debris exposed in the building by March… [read post]
22 Nov 2016, 6:30 am
An excavator operator has been found guilty of two Occupational Health and Safety Act charges after hitting a power line. [read post]
24 Oct 2014, 11:41 am
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Health and Safety Administration fined FedEx Ground Packaging System, Inc. upon finding an unguarded conveyor belt at the company’s Wilmington, MA shipping distribution center. [read post]
3 Mar 2016, 2:00 am
The inspector relied on section 3. 3 of Regulation 857 (“Teachers) under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act which provides that the work refusal provisions of the OHSA do not apply to “a teacher where the circumstances are such that the life, health or safety of a pupil is in imminent jeopardy. [read post]
25 Jan 2014, 7:50 pm
"Small, lightweight vehicles have an inherent safety disadvantage. [read post]
