Although there were less people out and about during quarantine, traffic deaths spiked by 7.2 percent last year.
The delta variant is spreading at a rapid pace and causing COVID-19 cases to soar, leading the mask mandate to make a comeback.
The Illinois Department of Labor and OSHA highlight ways to address violence issues in the workplace.
The U.S. is seeing an increase in weekly COVID-19 cases due to the delta variant.
Episode 86
What's a PSIF and why is it so important to the safety of your facility? In this episode, Editor Sydny Shepard sits down with Fastenal's Joseph Solheid to define this term and describe how safety professionals can use it to their advantage.
OSHA investigation finds that safety procedures could have prevented the tragedy.
OSHA finds these companies have a total of 59 safety and health violations.
Episode 85
In this episode, Editor Sydny Shepard discusses a new partnership between NIOSH and ASA to protect temporary workers, new data on the latest decline in life expectancy and research that shows heat-related injuries might be significantly underreported.
Janiec Roofing Inc. does not comply with OSHA’s previous settlement agreement.
Life expectancy declined by an average of 1.5 years in 2020 for Americans.
Some cancer death rates, however, stay stagnant.
Thousands of heat injuries across the country went unaccounted for.
OSHA claims three companies did not take the proper steps to contain potential residue containing asbestos.
A federal inspection of D&D Manufacturing Inc. in El Paso, TX leads to a $412,750 fine.
A restitution is ordered for a family of a worker killed in a Granby Trench collapse.
The alliance is between the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the American Staffing Association.
Episode 84
In this episode, Editor Sydny Shepard talks about OSHA's latest revision to the National Emphasis Program for COVID-19, DOL's attempt to increase funding to hire OSHA investigators and the CDC's latest data on drug overdoses.
Tramont Manufacturing LLC ignored hazards found during inspections in 2020.