Domino’s Doesn’t Deliver Following Employee Murder
Deputies in Escambia County, Florida, are investigating the murder of Tyler John Hinkle, a 19-year-old Domino’s Pizza employee who was stabbed outside the store on Navy Boulevard in Pensacola...
OSHA Cites Mermaid Meat Co. for Locking Workers Inside During Their Shifts
OSHA has proposed $62,300 in fines against Mermaid Meat Co. for allegedly maintaining hazardous conditions similar to those that led to the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire tragedy in 1911 – locking the exit doors so employees could not freely leave during work shifts...
Suspect You Might Be Working for a Psychopath? Here’s How to Cope
As new research suggests that one in 25 corporate leaders may display psychopathic traits, experts at Wake Forest University offer survival tips for employees concerned their own professional fate may lie in the hands of a potential psychopath...
CSB Investigation on Three Accidents at DuPont Belle, W.Va., Plant Calls for Tightened Safeguards for Highly Toxic Gas Handling
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) found the lack of safe equipment design, ineffective mechanical integrity programs and a failure to investigate near misses contributed to a series of three accidents that occurred over a 33-hour period on Jan. 22 and 23, 2010, at the DuPont Corp.’s Belle, W.Va., chemical manufacturing plant. The final release – of deadly phosgene gas, which was used as a chemical weapon in World War I – resulted in the death of a worker...
Local Paper Turns Up the Heat on Amazon’s Warehouse Working Conditions
Shoppers across the globe log onto Amazon’s Web site to purchase books, movies, CDs and a range of household and other products at low prices. But on the other side of these orders are warehouse workers who must pack and ship items to customers. According to a Sept. 17 article in The Morning Call, a newspaper based in Allentown, Pa., the Amazon warehouse in nearby Breinigsville, Pa., fostered an unhealthy work environment and exposed workers to dangerously hot conditions...
National Safety Council Answers Distracted Driving FAQ in New Video Series
Pull over to the side of the road, put down your cell phone, and give your full attention to this: The National Safety Council (NSC) has released a new video series that gives the full story on the distractions of cell phone use while driving...
HEROES Act Aims to Help First Responders Comply with Communications Upgrade
The Help Emergency Responders Operate Emergency Systems (HEROES) Act, introduced into Congress Sept. 20 in a bipartisan effort, aims to help first responders comply with a federal mandate requiring them to update their communications equipment – without relying solely on local taxpayers’ wallets...
OSHA, NIOSH Hammer Home the Importance of Nail Gun Safety
According to a new OSHA and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) guidance document focusing on nail gun safety, two out of five residential carpenter apprentices incurred a nail gun injury during their 4-year training period. The guidance strives to help prevent nail gun injuries and keep construction workers safe...
Three Contractors at US Marine Corps Logistic Base in Georgia Cited for Crane and Trenching Violations
Following an incident that left a worker with burns caused by electrical shock, OSHA cited Piedmont Mechanical Inc., Jim Boyd Construction Inc. and Chevron Energy Solutions Inc. for alleged safety hazards during the installation of a new landfill gas processing and compression facility at the U.S. Marine Corps Logistic Base in Albany, Ga....
Tyson Pays $32 Million to Settle PPE Doning and Doffing Lawsuit
A gamble made by Tyson several years ago didn’t pay off, and now the company is paying $32 million to compensate employees for the time they spend donning and doffing personal protective equipment (PPE), according to a consent decree filed in U.S. District Court in Columbus, Ga....
New ANSI/ASSE Standard Focuses on Prevention Through Design
A new ANSI/ASSE standard will address occupational hazards not just on site or after an incident occurs, but from the beginning – in the design process...
Employees with Legal Concerns May Suffer Decreased Productivity at Work
In addition to all the stress that comes along with handling legal concerns, employees with personal legal problems may face another consequence: lower productivity levels at work...
OSHA Bestows More Than $10 Million in Safety Training Grants
Providing safety and health training to at-risk workers or those in industries with high injury and fatality rates is a big job – one that OSHA recently facilitated by distributing more than $10 million in Susan Harwood Training Grants...
OSHA Orders Bond Laboratories to Rehire Whistleblower, Pay $500,000
OSHA claims that Bond Laboratories Inc. fired a whistleblower in 2008 after the employee made several complaints about the company’s alleged manipulation of sales figures. OSHA has ordered the company to rehire the employee and pay $500,000 in back wages, interest and compensatory damages...
Obsessed with Using Your Cell Phone While Driving? Researchers Consider Why
Talking or texting on a cell phone while driving is not an addiction; it’s a compulsion. That’s what new research suggests following a study of why drivers engage in the risky practice of using their cell phones while behind the wheel...
Safety Campaign Urges "Spread the Load!"
A new safety campaign from the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) urges proper assessment of ground conditions and the correct use of stabilizers, outriggers and spreader plates for boom-type aerial work platforms...
Party’s Over for Event Rental Company Facing OSHA Fines
A company doing business as Lasting Impressions Event and Party Rentals has made a lasting impression on OSHA. The Bedford Heights, Ohio, company has been cited for 19 alleged safety violations with proposed fines totaling $154,000...
Deepwater Horizon Joint Investigation Team Concludes BP, Transocean and Halliburton Violated Safety Regulations
The federal investigative team reviewing the April 20, 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion that killed 11 workers, injured 16 and resulted in a catastrophic oil spill that lasted 87 days spilling millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico has laid most of the blame for the tragedy on BP, but the news isn’t good for Transocean or Halliburton, either....
Groups Claim Hershey Chocolate Is Not So Sweet For Child Laborers
The Hershey Co. has been given an “F” by several non-profit groups for allegedly failing to remove child labor from its chocolate production ...
New OSHA Directive Tackles Workplace Violence Concerns
In the last 15 years, deaths resulting from workplace violence have ranked among the top four causes of occupational fatalities in American workplaces. In response to this serious threat to worker safety, OSHA released a new compliance directive on Sept. 8 that offers procedures for agency staff who respond to workplace violence cases or complaints...
Be Ready: Preparing Your Business for a Disaster
In an effort to promote disaster preparedness during National Preparedness Month this September, Grainger and the American Red Cross offer some tips to help ensure businesses are ready to respond to an emergency event or disaster...
A Time to Remember, a Time to Prepare: September is National Preparedness Month
This September, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is supporting the eighth annual National Preparedness Month to raise awareness and help individuals, communities and businesses prepare for disasters...
A Disposable Work Force: Farm Worker Advocates Push for Agricultural Worker Protections
A new report published by the advocacy organization Farmworker Justice criticizes the H-2A temporary guest work visa program, claiming it makes agricultural workers vulnerable to poor working conditions. Farm worker advocates argue that to improve these conditions, foreign agricultural workers should be able to seek legal immigration status...
The Sound of Silence: 10 Years After 9/11
With Sunday marking the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, individuals, communities and organizations across the nation and the world are preparing to participate in remembrances and memorials...
People Who Volunteer Might Live Longer
It turns out that by doing the right thing and volunteering, people also are doing the right thing for their health. A new study finds that people who volunteer may live longer than those who don’t, as long as their reasons for volunteering are to help others rather than themselves...
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