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Honolulu Electrical Contractor Owes Workers More than $1.2M in Back Wages

Lighting Services Inc. also submitted false records and attempted to obstruct investigators.

OSHA Cites Landscaping Company for Trench Collapse

OSHA has released its findings from the October 2014 incident in which two workers died.

Food Warehouse Avoids Potential for Catastrophic Incident

OSHA says Unicold Corp. put workers at risk in ‘death trap.’



OSHA Updates Guidance for Protecting Workers from Workplace Violence

The update is primarily for protecting healthcare and social service workers.

NIOSH

NIOSH Wants All Workplaces Smoke Free

This is NIOSH's first time to issue recommendations on e-cigarettes; NIOSH recommends that they be included in indoor smoking bans.

WHO Highlights Economic Risks of Unsafe Food

Next Tuesday's World Health Day is focused on food safety.

FAA Proposes Penalties Against Southwest Airlines

The penalties add up to $328,550 in total.

NSC: 8 in 10 Americans Believe Cell Phones are Addictive

The organization is launching a national campaign called #CallsKill.

States typically regulate TENORM under their general radiation safety regulations.

New Database Compiles State Plans' Regulations and Laws

Public Citizen and the Public Health Law Research Program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation created the free, publicly available database and unveiled it April 1.

SAMHSA Creates Suicide Prevention App

An April 1 blog post by the agency's administrator, Pamela Hyde, featured it. The free app based on SAMHSA's Suicide Assessment Five-Step Evaluation and Triage (SAFE-T) card.

L.A. Star Seafood Company to Cease Production of Adulterated Fish

The FDA has urged the California seafood company to stop operations until they demonstrate they can process food in compliance with food safety laws and regulations.

Labor Secretary Announces Bulletin on Preventing Green Tobacco Sickness

The bulletin includes guidance on reducing the hazards for tobacco workers.

Many splash-creating activities are conducted without the proper PPE because there is a lower perceived risk.

Splashes & Sharps: Occupational Exposures in the Health Care Setting

Many risky, splash-creating activities are conducted without the proper PPE because there is a lower perceived risk.

The occupations with the largest number of lost-time cut, laceration, and puncture injuries in 2013 included construction laborers.

Keeping Hand Injuries in Check

With 139,820 lost-time cases resulting from hand injuries in 2013 alone, according to BLS, this is one of the higher incidence rates among all injury types.

Low-level access lifts are ready to use when they arrive on site, meaning less setup time is needed to ensure a safe ascent. (Custom Equipment, Inc. photo)

Don't Sacrifice Safety for Productivity

Low-level access lifts are ready to use when they arrive on site, meaning less setup time is needed to ensure a safe ascent.

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