How Employer Finances Affect Workplace Safety September 8, 2016 More than 3.5 million workplace injuries and illnesses occur each year in the United States, costing an estimated $250 billion...
Missouri Sees Rise in Workplace Deaths September 2, 2016 Missouri has seen an increase in the number of workers killed while on the job, according to the Occupational Safety...
Improper Use of Safety Line May Have Caused Wyoming Worker’s Death August 31, 2016 Wyoming authorities say an improperly used safety cable may have contributed to the June death of an oil rig worker....
Tennessee OSHA Chief Says Recent Deaths ‘Alarming’ August 26, 2016 The head of the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration says a spike in on-the-job fatalities last month is “alarming.”...
Staying Ahead of Workplace Violence by Identifying Behaviors of Concern August 24, 2016 By Denise Johnson In most incidents involving violence in the workplace, there are warning signs that precede an event, according to Jim Satterfield,...
Low Back Pain in Midlife Linked to Heavy Lifting as a Young Worker August 24, 2016 By Linda Thrasybule Young adults with jobs that involve heavy lifting and forceful movements might be at higher risk for back pain later...
Tyson Foods Fined $263,000 After Amputation at Texas Plant August 18, 2016 Inspectors fined Tyson Foods more than $263,000 for safety violations at an East Texas poultry plant where a worker’s finger...
New Safety Alert Issued in Response to Tesoro Refinery Blast August 17, 2016 Federal investigators have issued new safety recommendations aimed at preventing accidents similar to the 2010 explosion that killed seven workers...
Trade Secret Protection Blocks Sick Samsung Workers From Data August 12, 2016 By YOUKYUNG LEE As a high school senior, Hwang Yu-mi went to work bathing silicon wafers in chemicals at a Samsung factory that...
Shooting Death of State Worker Sparks Call to Speed Up Workplace Safety August 8, 2016 By LISA RATHKE A year after a Vermont social worker was shot and killed outside a state office building, the state says it’s...