Episode 123
Editor Sydny Shepard takes a look at the most important events that have helped to evolve occupational health and safety.
Employee dies while attempting to mount a tire on a rim.
Logistics networks face increasing demand and complexity, and businesses are investing more in maximizing efficiency. However, these efforts may overlook occupational health and safety in the name of speed and profitability.
Sanitation workers were exposed to equipment hazards during cleaning operations.
PM Engineered Solutions of Watertown, Connecticut faces $236K in penalties.
Mountain Power Construction faces $173K in penalties.
Another employee became sick following exposure to respiratory hazards at the Alabama facility.
Severe temperatures, poor ventilation, toxic gasses and extreme darkness – these are all common working conditions when operating in confined spaces.
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.
OSHA previously cited iSpice LLC in April for exposing workers to safety hazards.
The U.S. DOL announced that OSHA and Langlas & Associates Inc. signed a strategic partnership to prevent serious hazards and enhance workplace safety and health practices for workers on the Rocky Vista University construction project in Billings, Montana.
Oklahoma's Seaboard Foods LLC failed to identify, diagnose and treat musculoskeletal disorders.
Johnnie McDade Grocery faces $9,000 in penalties.
Maintenance is crucial to ensure that the devices are working as expected when workers pick them up at the beginning of each shift.
Safety officers often talk about the importance of weather-specific PPE in summer, but proper PPE is just as important in the colder months.
OSHA requires slip, trip and fall hazards to be quickly identified and addressed and for employers to conduct regular and periodic inspections and maintenance.
For safety managers and site emergency response managers, gas detection is a key focus.
Reyes Landscaping Inc., TRD Contracting LLC faces $75k in penalties.