Another employee became sick following exposure to respiratory hazards at the Alabama facility.
Episode 116
Temporary workers are owed the same about of protection as employees with permanent employment roles. In this episode, Editor Sydny Shepard breaks down some common worksite scenarios and how staffing agencies and host employers can work to jointly keep workers safe.
Distribution center workers face various risks — including heavy equipment, weighty packages, electricity and the potential for slips or falls. Keeping these workers safe is possible with practical and easy-to-implement processes.
Despite a 2019 fatality within the company, ALJ Home Improvement continues to ignore risks and is now facing $244K in new penalties.
Episode 114
Join OH&S Editor Sydny Shepard to discuss top safety and health risks that plague workers on construction sites around the country and how you can anticipate and prevent them.
As safety professionals, we must remember the magic numbers and remind employees of them to save lives.
Multiple jobsite requirements must be considered when protecting workers’ hands.
Safety officers often talk about the importance of weather-specific PPE in summer, but proper PPE is just as important in the colder months.
There is no reason for hands and fingers to be less protected than the rest of the body.
Despite the risk of irreversible damage to health, one-third of noise-exposed workers report not wearing hearing protection.
Reyes Landscaping Inc., TRD Contracting LLC faces $75k in penalties.
Across all industries, different mechanical components and materials need to undergo rigorous testing to ensure they won’t fail when being used. If they do, further developments need to be made to ensure the next round is successful.
Let’s take a look back at all the National Fire Protection Association has done to advance worker protection in the past 125 years.
The Exposition at the NSC 2021 Congress & Expo was packed with products and services from companies across the country.
Episode 103
Editor Sydny Shepard lays out the latest information shaping OSHA's Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards for fiscal year 2021.
OSHA has announced the Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards for FY 2021 at NSC.
Non-use was highest among women, young workers and current smokers.
Construction workers encounter multiple hazards on the job, but, more often than not, noise is not considered as critical as some of the other present dangers.
Beyond fall protection systems, you can enhance the safety of your workers by using various forms of PPE.