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20 Dec 2010, 11:29 am
~ child occupant protection: Tennessee joins 29 states requiring all child passengers age 8 and younger to wear seat belts, including using appropriate safety devices, be they a car or booster seat [read post]
21 Aug 2014, 6:43 am by Jonathan Brun
The legal basis for Ontario checklists comes from the following: the City of Vaughan’s Corporate Occupational Health and Safety Policy and the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act (RSO1990,cO.1). [read post]
20 Jul 2016, 10:42 am by Kraft Davies, PLLC
Working in the construction industry can be a very challenging and dangerous occupation. [read post]
20 Nov 2013, 7:44 am by Jon Gelman
The Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses estimated 63,570 non-fatal injuries among heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in 2004—the second highest number among all occupations.We know this industry faces a high risk of illness and injury but the prevalence of specific health problems, and the relative contributions of occupation and health behaviors to the increased risk of injury and illness, is largely unknown. [read post]
22 Mar 2016, 12:28 pm by Ezra Rosser
Researchers have consistently found that immigrant workers suffer disproportionately from occupational injuries and fatalities, even when controlling for industry and occupation. [read post]
30 Jun 2023, 11:33 am by Geoff Schweller
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]
24 Apr 2013, 12:34 pm by Natasha Wilson
  PAWA is designed to expand the protections and enforcement scope of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (“OSHA”). [read post]
29 Aug 2013, 1:51 am by Jon Gelman
Reichard, OTR, MPH  National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthRead more about "medical bills" and workers' compensation: Workers' Compensation: Collecting Unpaid Medical Bills in Workers ... [read post]
27 Apr 2012, 5:36 am by Jon L. Gelman
Recognized each year on April 28, Workers’ Memorial Day is a day to remember workers who were killed, injured, or made ill at work and to highlight the hazards in the workplace.The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and other federal agencies use CFOI data to identify ways to prevent worker deaths and injuries.This fact sheet provides an overview of fatal… [read post]
27 Sep 2022, 6:20 am by Don Asher
Illinois’ internationally respected National Safety Council hosted its annual safety conference this year in San Diego, California, where the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) announced its annual Top Ten List of Safety Violations. [read post]
21 Oct 2010, 1:02 pm by Rebecca Shafer, J.D.
The advertisement, funded by five different groups, says the business community is appalled by NSW Premier Kristina Keneally's plan to renege on a deal to implement uniform national laws on occupational health and safety. [read post]
11 May 2011, 4:26 am by Jon L. Gelman
Click here for the Complete Report: http://tinyurl.com/6h8pqkk Related articlesOccupational Second Hand Smoke Exposures Continue in Some States (workers-compensation.blogspot.com) Occupational Chemical Exposures Continue to Take an Enormous on Human Life (workers-compensation.blogspot.com) Alice Hamilton Awards for Occupational Safety and Health Announced (workers-compensation.blogspot.com) Breast Cancer Presumed Occupational Illness… [read post]
21 May 2010, 1:12 pm by admin
When discussions of road safety arise, it is normal for people to consider ways in which car occupants can be better protected from death or serious injury. [read post]
27 Jan 2020, 12:00 am by Cristina Wendel
The Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Act requires that employers with more than 20 workers establish a JWSHSC . [read post]
8 Oct 2022, 2:05 am by Jon L. Gelman
,  Occupational Exposure to Monkeypox , Workers' Compensation Blog, Oct. 9, 2022), Related Articles:NJ Workers’ Compensation Benefit Rates to Increase in 2023 9/7/2022Top 10 Workplace Safety and Health Violations 9/5/2022Use of Opioid Settlement Funds in NJ 9/4/2022Appeals Court Rejects Effort to Compel OSHA to Retain Healthcare ETS 8/29/2022….Jon L. [read post]
27 Oct 2015, 6:02 am by Michael O. Smith
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed penalties in the amount of $86,100.00 given to the employer Pier 1 Imports due to various employment safety hazards in two of their work plants in Texas. [read post]
21 Sep 2014, 4:02 am by Jon Gelman
The appendix contains a list of industries that are partially exempt from requirements to keep records of work-related injuries and illnesses due to relatively low occupational injury and illness rates. [read post]
14 Nov 2014, 4:32 pm by Jon Gelman
BLS issued a notice on October 9, 2014, alerting users that incorrect national-level estimates of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses among private-sector industries were published for the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) for reference years 2011 and 2012. [read post]
18 Jul 2023, 8:59 am by Steven Schwartzapfel
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the following actions can minimize the dangers of digging and excavation. [read post]
29 Apr 2014, 3:00 am by Adrian Miedema
This case shows that workers can incur significant fines for safety violations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act particularly where, as in this case, death or serious injury could have resulted. [read post]