The strategic partnership aims to reduce construction hazards through improved safety systems, training, and leadership engagement during work on the Cemetery Brook Drain Tunnel Project.
Research shows that compliance-focused safety training alone rarely delivers lasting risk reduction, prompting calls for competency-based, risk-informed learning models.
Federal investigators found a Texas trucking company violated whistleblower protections by firing a driver who raised vehicle safety issues.
As organizations face tightening budgets and economic pressure, occupational health and safety is often viewed as a discretionary expense. Global data and risk-based frameworks tell a different story—one in which underinvestment in safety leads to predictable human, legal, and financial consequences.
The strategic partnership focuses on hazard prevention and worker training during construction of the Mark Stebbins Community Center.
OSHA has proposed nearly $395,000 in penalties after citing New Horizons Baking Co. for repeat and serious workplace safety violations involving hazardous machinery and lockout/tagout failures.