Showing posts with label Occupational safety and health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Occupational safety and health. Show all posts
Sunday, March 27, 2016

Silca: New US DOL Rule to Protect Workers

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The U.S. Department of Labor 's  Occupational Safety and Health Administration  today announced a final rule to improve protections for...
Friday, March 4, 2016

US DOT Bans the Use of Electronic Cigarettes on Commercial Flights

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The ProVape-1 by ProVape.com Electronic cigarette/vaporizer mod which holds a larger battery. Shown with a 901 atomizer attached. (Photo c...
Friday, September 25, 2015

Employees exposed to dangerous workplace hazards at Pennsauken aluminum
 services plant

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A aluminum company fined $308K
 OSHA's investigation found 44 safety violations, including one willful: Employer name: Aluminum Shape...

NATIONAL CENSUS OF FATAL OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES IN 2014 (PRELIMINARY RESULTS)

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A preliminary total of 4,679 fatal work injuries were recorded in the United States in 2014, an increase of 2 percent over the revised count...
Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Climate Change: A Major Concern for Workers’ Compensation

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Climate significantly impacts workplace safety and health. As global warming increases, and changing weather patterns become more pronounced...
Monday, October 6, 2014

Taking Action on Workplace Stress

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Taking Action on Workplace Stress   NEW!   FREE! Presenter:  John Oudyk, Occupational Hygienist , OHCOW Date:  Tuesday, Oc...
Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Cal/OSHA fines aviation company in death of LAX baggage worker

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Today's post is shared from the latimes.com State officials fined an aviation services company $77,250 on Wednesday for five safety ...
Thursday, August 7, 2014

How The 4-Day Workweek Could Revolutionize American Work Culture (WATCH)

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Today's post was shared by Work Org and Stress and comes from www.huffingtonpost.com As work-related stress levels are on the ris...

Wilcox Farms Fatal Silo Collapse - Citations

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Today's post comes from guest author Kit Case, from Causey Law Firm. By Kit Case from Causey Law Firm The  Department of Labor...
Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Medical pot covered by workers' comp, says appeals court

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If undefined by statute, workers' compensation provides for an almost limitless delivery of medical benefits. What ever "cures ...
Friday, July 25, 2014

OSHA issues new directive to keep communication tower workers safe

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has updated its   Communications Tower directive   regarding the use of hoist systems u...
Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Deadly silica standard is killing UK workers

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Photo: Jawad Qasrawi Today's post is shared from hazards.org. Silica exposure was the the trigger in the US during the 1059's th...
Sunday, July 20, 2014

Using Mobile Technology for Work Linked to Higher Stress

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Today's post was shared by Work Org and Stress and comes from www.gallup.com Heavier users carry more stress , but also rate live...

European Parliament pilot project on health and safety of older workers

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Aged worker and OSH The project, Safer and healthier work at any age – occupational safety and health (OSH) in the context of an ageing ...
Monday, July 7, 2014

Sugar Plant Removed Safety Device 13 Days before Temp Worker’s Death

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This tragic story is shared from  .propublica.org and  was done in collaboration with Univision . Inside the sugar plant in Fairless H...
Friday, July 4, 2014

NLRB gets an earful on its “joint employer” definition

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English: Color logo of the National Labor Relations Board, an independent agency of the United States federal government. (Photo credit: W...
Sunday, June 29, 2014

Rick Perry, Texas and A Record of High Worker Fatalities and of Weak Benefits

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Rick Perry presidential campaign, 2012 (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Texas does not mandate workers' compensation coverage and injure...