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.
In 2021, workplace incidents led to the death of 38 workers.
The sessions will take place in person and online from February 13 to 17 and online only from February 20 to 24.
The company has been inspected eight other times since 2021.
Episode 171
Editor Sydny Shepard continues to count down the top five most frequently cited standards and what you can be doing to avoid being penalized for not complying with these standards.
Episode 170
There are a few standards that have dominated the most frequently cited standards list for years. In this episode, Editor Sydny Shepard breaks a few of them down and explains how to avoid being cited.
The site supervisor's employer was cited for citations on fall protection and other violations.
The company now faces 12 violations and proposed penalties of over $1 million.