What measures should employers and workers take to stay safe around holes?
Among the violations is one for not having “an adequate fall protection system.”
Before these citations, two workers died from falls, one in 2019 and one more recently in 2022.
Each contractor faces at least one serious citation.
To avoid nonfatal and fatal falls, employers need to know how to keep workers safe.
The guidance, announced in late January, will take effect on March 27.
The new citations come with a proposed penalty of $584,333.
From hazard assessment to safety training, there are numerous actions employers can take to protect employees. Here are just a few.
Episode 183
In this episode, Sydny Shepard says farewell and ushers in a new era of editorial leadership for Occupational Health & Safety.
The contractor now faces citations for five violations and $300,144 in proposed penalties.
Episode 180
In this episode, Editor Sydny Shepard discusses some of the most cited companies in 2022.
Our modern world largely revolves around data and technology.
Slip, trip and fall hazards are everywhere. Now is the time to prepare your team.
The time to act on fall protection is not after an incident occurs. It’s now.
Episode 177
In this episode, Editor Sydny Shepard takes a look at what is in store for the safety and health industry in the future.
Even tasks as seemingly simple as shoveling snow can pose risks to employees.
The fines were issued for blocked electrical panels and stacked boxes that were “perilously close to collapsing,” the state’s Department of Labor & Industries said.
Winners were announced on November 15, 2022.
The foundry’s operator was cited for one willful violation after the worker’s death.
OSHA cited the company for four willful and two serious violations and proposed penalties totaling $137,196.