The craft beer brewing industry has been booming lately, but OSHA has also been citing employers left and right for these common violations.
J&J Snackfoods and OSHA agree on safety and health improvements at the company’s eight facilities after repeated inspection fines.
The gig economy has created a seismic shift to the traditional workplace model. With new (and oftentimes inexperienced) workers performing dangerous tasks in a “faster is better” manner, workplace safety has the potential to fall through the cracks.
When it comes to identifying the most hazardous occupations in the USA, working in construction ranks very high on the list. Responsible for 20 percent of work-related deaths in 2013, the construction industry is known to pose several risks for workers in the sector.
The statistics for the 2019 year show that there has been a notable increase in the number of OSHA inspections and a record number of compliance assistance for keeping workers safe.
Chicago workers accuse McDonald’s of not protecting or fostering their safety in the workplace after hundreds of violent, onsite cases. The company is now facing an expensive court case.
A chemical plant exploded early Wednesday last week, leaving a blazing fire, city-wide damage, and at least three employees injured.
The monopolizing technology company is taking the heat for the way it works its employees to the bone—but that doesn’t seem to be stopping Amazon from pumping out nearly a million packages every 24 hours.
Managing noise exposure is complex in terms of accurately assessing sound levels, identifying and ranking the dominant noise sources, and finding effective control solutions.
Out of sight doesn’t mean out of mind—and certainly not out of existence.
Developing a lockout/tagout program is easier said than done.
How do you manage the decision-making of large groups of employees working in risky environments, and can you give away the necessary rights to those closest to work to make critical choices in how they work?
Successful cultures of safety are not ashamed of near misses.
Episode 2
You can hear the audible groan when employees are told they need to go through safety trainings, but with the number of hazards on the job workers cannot go without these vital trainings. When an incident happens, employees must be able to refer back to their training—and fast.
Why safety-critical alarms can prevent another tank farm explosion.
Worker safety is now an on-the-job priority—most companies, across all industries, have realized this throughout 2019.
OSHA fines Lycoming County meat processing business after an employee died on site.
Last week, a worker was killed by an elevator after reportedly dropping his phone. An investigation is ongoing.
After a devastating explosion at a silicon company on May 3 of this year, OSHA just announced it will fine the company over one million dollars.
OSHA has cited AB Specialty Silicones LLC with 12 willful federal safety violations after four employees suffered fatal injuries in an explosion and fire at the company's plant on May 3, 2019.