October 16, 2024
What workplace frights keep small business owners up at night? It may sound like part of a Halloween ditty, but it’s at the heart of a series of questions the people at Pie Insurance thought would be a good to …
December 12, 2017
Workers at U.S. meat and poultry processing plants are reluctant to tell federal inspectors about injuries or workplace hazards amid concerns that they could lose their jobs, according to a government report. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has difficulty …
November 13, 2013
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recnetly issued a proposed rule to improve workplace safety and health through improved tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses. The announcement follows the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ release of its annual Occupational Injuries and …
April 30, 2013
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched an initiative to further protect temporary employees from workplace hazards. An OSHA memorandum directs field inspectors to assess whether employers who use temporary workers are complying with their …
December 28, 2012
Federal safety regulators have proposed $75,600 in penalties for a Montana manufacturing company over alleged workplace hazards. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Fiberglass Structures, Inc. of Laurel was cited for 12 serious violations. Among the alleged violations were …