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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]
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]
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 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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
2 Feb 2023, 9:09 am by Don Asher
In the latest Top Ten List published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”), one safety regulation is designed to protect workers during the control of energy throughout servicing and maintenance of machines and equipment. [read post]
26 Apr 2017, 7:27 am by Altman & Altman
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Review Commission recently cited two MA contractors for safety violations after a scaffolding accident injured three workers. [read post]
26 Apr 2017, 7:27 am by Altman & Altman
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Review Commission recently cited two MA contractors for safety violations after a scaffolding accident injured three workers. [read post]
16 Apr 2014, 5:30 am by Kori Shafer-Stack
Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for three safety violations, including one willful. [read post]
26 Feb 2018, 5:20 am by Jon Gelman
The high risks include,: safety falls, being struck by objects, crush injuries, and exposure to silica, noise, heat/cold, and sunlight.NJ Governor Phil MurphyHistorically, the exposure to silica evolved into the initial occupational disease covered by the workers’ compensation act. [read post]
5 Sep 2013, 5:35 am by Jon Gelman
Related articles OSHA and NIOSH issue hazard alert on 1-bromopropane (workers-compensation.blogspot.com) The Importance of Occupational Safety and Health: Making for a "Super" Workplace (workers-compensation.blogspot.com) Respirators Are Not Enough: New Study Examines Worker Exposure to Silica in Hydraulic Fracturing Operations (workers-compensation.blogspot.com) Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Health Care & Social Service… [read post]
6 Jun 2023, 5:21 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
“Ventilation in buildings owned by the General Services Administration is subject to various industry standards and federal guidance, such as from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Occupational Safety and Health Administration. [read post]
31 May 2023, 11:21 am by Eugene Volokh
The other six courses, which may be completed as continuing education courses, are basic life support, medical documentation, medical terminology, occupational safety and security for health professionals, professional ethics for health professionals, and universal safety precautions and infection control.} [read post]
18 Sep 2014, 11:00 am by Chelsea Rasmussen
In December 2013, the province asked Ontario’s Chief Prevention Officer to undertake a review of the occupational health and safety issues related to the mining sector, focusing first on underground mines. [read post]
3 May 2017, 9:37 am by John Dudrey
 Soon after the Occupational Health and Safety Act (“the Act”) passed in 1970, OSHA interpreted the law to allow employees to accompany safety inspectors during safety walk-throughs. [read post]
25 Jun 2014, 12:00 am by David Jensen
Working in a research lab doesn’t even come close to the risk involved in being a logger, which ranks as the most deadly occupation in America.Nonetheless, handling a variety of risky substances and chemicals does involve significant hazards. [read post]