Industrial / Construction, Material Handling / Crane, Personal Protective Equipment, Safety Tips
Under federal law, employers must provide a workplace free of known health and safety hazards and have a responsibility to provide a safe workplace. Federal OSHA identifies key employer responsibilities that include: Provide a workplace free from serious recognized...
Industrial / Construction, Personal Protective Equipment, Safety News
Federal OSHA has released details on 25 significant fines (over $100,000) totaling $4,677,912 from October to December 2018. This is down significantly from the $7 million announced in the July-September period. The highest penalty in the 4th quarter was $398,545, and...
Personal Protective Equipment, Safety News
There were a total of 5,147 workplace fatalities recorded in the United States in 2017, down slightly from the 5,190 fatal injuries reported in 2016, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported this week. The fatal injury rate decreased to 3.5 per 100,000 full-time...
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These 10 occupational health and safety articles from our Connection newsletters generated a lot of interest in 2018. We do our best to keep you up-to-date on new rules, tools and tips that can help keep your workplace safe and in compliance. All these posts are worth...
Industrial / Construction, Personal Protective Equipment, Safety News
Connected “smart” devices have changed the way people live, and now connectivity between workers and work spaces is a top OHS technology trend in occupational health and safety. This according to a Canadian Occupational Safety recap of an executive forum...
Industrial / Construction, Personal Protective Equipment, Safety News
The top 10 OSHA violations of the year were announced at the National Safety Council Congress and Expo. The list, which is based on citations through September 30, was revealed on Oct. 23 in Houston by Patrick Kapust, OSHA’s deputy director, directorate of...
