Safety Climate, Supervisory Behavior Linked to Accident Underreporting
An organization's safety climate and supervisors' safety-enforcement behaviors are significantly related to employee underreporting of work-related accidents, according to research supported in part by...
View ArticleCarroll County Families Awarded Nearly $17 Million After Two-and-a...
A record $16 million verdict on behalf of two families whose sons were killed in a grain bin entrapment incident in northwestern Illinois was the result of a two-and-a-half-week trial, The Carroll...
View ArticleFire marshal, OSHA look into explosion at NH plant
Investigators are trying to determine what caused an explosion in a New Hampshire ball bearings plant that blew out windows, shook walls and sent at least 15 people to the hospital.
View ArticleNo more falling workers
... and cell tower owners and operators must do everything possible to stop these senseless, preventable tragedies." OSHA is concerned about the alarming increase in preventable injuries and fatalities...
View ArticleEntergy Management Discusses Q4 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
... of volunteer service valued at approximately $2 million. What matters most to us is safety. Our employees reduced the OSHA recordable accident index by more than 30% for 2012 to a record low level....
View ArticleOtter Tail's CEO Discusses Q4 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
... to meet Environmental Protection Agency' regional haze a multi regulations. It is more than 25% complete with no OSHA recordable injuries. We expect this project to be completed within its budget...
View ArticlePublic employee group says California workplace safety department starved for...
A worker prunes a peach tree on a farm near Oakdale. A complaint filed by a public employee group says Cal OSHA isn't investigating enough workplaces for safety and health violations.
View ArticleNATE Rebrands Annual Convention
... at its convention to include the NATE Authorized Climber Course, NATE Competent Climber/Competent Rescuer Course, OSHA 10-Hour Training Course, Medium Intensity Lighting (LED) Installation and...
View ArticleJohn Yates, longtime Channel 5 weatherman, dies at 86
John Yates, a solid, unshowy weatherman for more than 20 years at Channel 5, died Tuesday at an assisted living facility in Overland Park.
View ArticleTavares must take steps to regulate propane business
... of the company's back yard, where both trucks and forklifts could drive through the potentially explosive gas. While OSHA fined the company $73,000, it can't shut down the operation. The state...
View ArticleCal-OSHA Not Meeting Standards
A public employee group out of Washington DC says Cal-OSHA is so severely understaffed and underfunded that it's not meeting its own standards - placing employees at job sites all over the state at risk.
View ArticleNH explosion investigation focuses on acid room
A factory explosion that blew out windows and injured 15 people likely originated in a room where acid is used to treat the surface of ball bearings, but it could be weeks before the exact cause is...
View ArticleHazard In Your Home
... door closed, the alarm started sounding with the meter reading around 35 parts per million, which is the maximum level OSHA will allow someone to be exposed to carbon monoxide for eight hours. "Our...
View ArticleBrady Announces Products & Resources on OSHA's Safety Sign...
... systems and solutions, today announced its latest products, resources and manufacturing capabilities that support OSHA's revised signage standards for general industry and construction. Under...
View ArticleNARI Urges OSHA to Postpone Silica Rule
The Construction Industry Safety Coalition (CISC) today requested that the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) withdraw its proposed rule to drastically lower the permissible...
View ArticleDiver Death Prompts $300K Fine
... construction, according to its website . Following the death of an untrained diver performing underwater construction, OSHA has cited Lucas Marine Acqusition for 22 alleged safety violations and...
View ArticlePress Digest - Wall Street Journal - Feb 12
The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
View ArticleOSHA Warns on Cell Tower Safety
Cellphone tower contractors and the companies that hire them need to strictly comply with safety standards, OSHA said, citing "an alarming increase" in preventable injuries and deaths.
View ArticleGun range committee weighs regulations
A gun range committee appointed by the Wood County Commission voted unanimously Tuesday evening on two recommendations it will forward to county officials.
View ArticleHybrid Coating Unveils Non-isocyanate UV Curing Polyurethane Formulation
... the production process, according to the company, On June 25, 2013 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), a division of the US Department of Labor, initiated a National Emphasis...
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