Industrial / Construction, Personal Protective Equipment, Safety News
Federal OSHA has released information on 33 significant workplace safety fines (over $100,000) issued from July to September 2019 and totaling $9.2 million. Total fines issued in 2019 surpass $24 million. Fines in Q3 range from $104,637 for lead hazards in...
Medical / First Aid, Personal Protective Equipment, Safety News
Here’s a collection of safety news from around the web: NIOSH Studies Work-related Asthma Prevention NIOSH investigators are studying how to prevent work-related asthma by controlling exposure to hazardous substances. In two recent investigations, NIOSH...
Industrial / Construction, Personal Protective Equipment
Welders and those who use cutting torches face a variety of work-related hazards, including burns, eye damage, electrical shock, cuts and exposure to fumes and ultraviolet radiation. While the dangers of flying particles and burns are fairly self-explanatory, the...
Industrial / Construction, Personal Protective Equipment, Safety News
Federal OSHA has released information on 34 significant workplace safety fines (over $100,000) issued from April to June 2019 and totaling $10.4 million. that’s more than double the amount issued in the first three months of the year. Fines in Q2 range from...
Personal Protective Equipment, Roadway / Transportation, Safety News
Here’s a collection of workplace safety news from around the web in June:OSHA Issues Final Rule Revising Requirements in Safety and Health StandardsOSHA has issued a final rule revising 14 provisions in its recordkeeping, general industry, maritime and...
Industrial / Construction, Material Handling / Crane, Personal Protective Equipment, Safety News
Federal OSHA has released details on 20 significant fines (over $100,000) totaling $4,992,945 from January to March 2019. The highest single penalty in the 1st quarter was $1.3 million, and the top 5 fines accounted for more than $2.5 million. Common citations...
