DJ Has to Face the Music for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Being the life of the party can have its drawbacks. Just ask a DJ from Austintown, Ohio, who was caught on tape entertaining party goers and bar patrons when he claimed he was so injured from a work-related incident that he could not work....
Deadly Building Collapse in Cleveland Kills Two Workers
Two men working as part of a crew demolishing a building on Brookpark Road in Cleveland, Ohio, died Jan. 24 when the building collapsed on top of them around 4:30 pm. The two men – Vincente Collazo of Cleveland, age 49, and a 60-year-old Youngstown man – had been on the job one day....
There's No Safety In Numbers for Teen Drivers
Imagine you're driving down the highway. On your right is a car with an adult driver and a single passenger. On your left, a teen driver cruises along with four other teens as his passengers. Which car is more likely to make you nervous?...
There's Nothing Polite About Spreading the Flu
Be a gracious host. Use the correct fork. Write that thank-you note. And for goodness' sake, don't spread the flu! Taking the necessary precautions to avoid spreading the flu is so important that even an etiquette institute named for Emily Post is weighing in on the issue...
Shift Work, Long Hours Weigh Down Nurses
New research from the University of Maryland suggests the nurses who work long hours or perform shift work are more likely to be obese...
Study: Cell Phone Use Causes Pedestrians to Slow Down, Wander Off Course
New research from Stony Brook University warns pedestrians that walking while texting or chatting on a cell phone may cause them to slow down or veer off course, highlighting potential safety concerns for pedestrian cell phone use...
Public Citizen to OSHA: Enforce Labeling Law for Toxic Coal Byproduct
According to Public Citizen, workers using coal slag abrasive are exposed to dangerous levels of beryllium, which has been linked to cases of cancer. Coal slag abrasive coal slag abrasive to blast ship hulls, bridges and other metal structures in preparation for painting....
And the Winner Is… The Board of Certified Safety Professionals Offers an Awards Program
If you or a colleague holds certification as a CSP, OHST, CLCS and/or CHST, the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) would like you to consider entering the first annual Award of Excellence program. Top certificants representing the CSP, OHST, CLCS or CHST certifications will be recognized for their outstanding leadership, knowledgeable expertise in their profession and voluntary commitment to advancing the EHS field of practice....
OSHA Demands DeMoulas Super Markets Address Hazards at All 60+ Massachusetts and New Hampshire Stores
The regional solicitor’s office of the Department of Labor has filed a complaint on behalf of OSHA with the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission against DeMoulas Super Markets Inc., requesting that the commission order the chain to comply with OSHA standards and protect employees at all of the locations of the New England grocery chain from fall sand laceration hazards. This only is the second time an enterprise-wide request for relief has been sought by OSHA....
Cal/OSHA Uncovers Dozens of Safety Violations at California Warehouses
The California Department of Industrial Relations' Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) identified more than 60 safety violations, including fall protection, storage stacking and machine guarding violations, at four San Bernardino County, Calif., warehouses owned by National Distribution Centers. Cal/OSHA proposed $256,445 in fines against the company and its temporary staffing contractor, Tri State Staffing...
OSHA: AirTran Fired Pilot Out of Retaliation
According to OSHA, AirTran Airways violated whistleblower provisions by firing a pilot out of retaliation for reporting mechanical issues. OSHA ordered AirTran to reinstate the pilot and pay more than $1 million in back wages...
Cost of Job-Related Illnesses Exceeds Costs of All Cancers, Diabetes and Strokes
A new NIOSH-funded study from J. Paul Leigh, a professor of public health sciences at the University of California – Davis, determined that the cost of job-related injuries and illnesses is $250 billion, which is $31 billion more than the cost of all cancers and $76 billion more than the cost of diabetes. The study results beg the question: Is industry and the federal government doing enough to eliminate occupational injuries and illnesses and their associated costs?...
Q&A with Future Leader in EHS Runner Up Mary Ellen L. Hicks
She's an exemplary EHS graduate student at the University of Michigan. She's looking forward to starting her career as an industrial hygienist in May. She even runs marathons. She's Mary Ellen L. Hicks, the 2011 Future Leaders in EHS runner up. In this special Q&A, EHS Today asked Hicks eight questions about her studies, her experience and her views on EHS ...
Can You Safely Walk and Listen to Music at the Same Time?
When walking on busy streets or anywhere near railroad tracks, take out those headphones and pay attention. Your life may depend on it...
OSHA Makes Its Case for I2P2 in New White Paper
The introduction to OSHA's new Injury and Illness Prevention Program (I2P2) white paper stresses that the agency "believes that injury and illness prevention programs provide the foundation for breakthrough changes in the way employers identify and control hazards, leading to a significantly improved workplace health and safety environment."...
Inspector Sees Employees Exposed to Cave-In Hazards, OSHA Launches Investigation
OSHA began an inspection Aug. 12 of Sunland Construction Inc. when an agency investigator noticed that the company had failed to provide a safe means of egress from a 5-foot-10-inch trench and protect workers from a cave-in hazard at a worksite in Newman, Georgia....
Businesses Benefit in Washington When Injured Workers Stay on the Job
Employers who help their injured workers stay on the job by creating or providing light-duty jobs for them may be eligible for reimbursement through Washington state’s new Stay at Work program. ...
Germany Experienced Rise in Occupational Fatalities in 2010
Germany's latest occupational safety and health annual report shows that the country experienced a 7.3 percent increase in fatal work-related injuries in 2010. Conditions including economic growth, a rise in employment, higher work intensity, speed and pressure may have led to this increase, according to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)...
Going Online to Track the Flu
Hospitals may have a new tool at their disposable to better anticipate flu cases in their area. It's simple, it's free, and it's something many Americans use every day. In fact, you might have used it to find this article. Give up? It's Google...
Web-Exclusive Feature: Flexible Working Enhances Job Control, Employee Well-Being
Computers, the Internet, smartphones and more: The world has changed, and the workday is changing right along with it, encouraging organizations to reconsider how working time should be managed. According to the Irish company FlexTime, companies can improve job control and employee well-being with a little flexibility...
Study: Avoiding an Abusive Boss Not the Best Strategy
No one like a bully, and employees stuck with an abusive boss may understandably do all they can to avoid contact with that boss. New research reveals, however, that dealing with an abusive boss through avoidance can be detrimental to an employee's well-being, while initiating direct communication with the boss is a more helpful strategy...
CSB: Dust Control, Housekeeping Failures Led to Fatal Hoeganaes Explosions
On Jan. 5, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released a report on the three deadly fires and explosions that occurred at a Hoeganaes Corp. plant in Gallatin, Tenn., in 2011. The report asserts that the accumulation of fine iron powder in the facility led to the explosions, and that Hoeganaes did not take necessary action to prevent these fatal events. CSB also used its report to highlight the need for an OSHA standard on combustible dust...
Safety Stakeholders: Wyoming Needs Occupational Safety Overhaul
According to the Wyoming State AFL-CIO and The Spence Association for Employee Rights (SAFER), the Wyoming state government and legislature must make some big changes to address the state's dismal worker safety record...
ASSE President: Efforts to Protect U.S. Workers Is Stalled
American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) President Terrie S. Norris, CSP, ARM, says that even though recent U.S. fatal occupational injuries reports show a slight decline in work fatalities – 4,547 workers died from on-the-job injuries in 2010 compared with 4,551 in 2009 – it still is a call for action. As ASSE and the occupational safety, health and environmental profession welcomes the New Year, Norris reviewed the immediate challenges ahead for ASSE and the safety profession along with its continued growth worldwide....
OSHA’s Targeted Inspection Program for Federal Workers Continues
OSHA recently updated its Federal Agency Targeting Inspection Program (FEDTARG) directive for fiscal year 2012. FEDTARG directs programmed inspections of federal agency establishments that experienced high numbers of lost time injuries during FY 2011....
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