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• Former police officer played baseball while on workers’ comp: He’s going to jail
  June 19, 2013 by Fred Hosier

  A judge has sentenced a former police officer to jail after he pleaded guilty to workers’ comp fraud. Video showed him playing baseball. More…

  
  

  Posted in: criminal charges, In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Latest News & Views, Workers' comp

  
• Cell phones no safer in hands-free mode while driving: New, in-depth analysis
  June 17, 2013 by Fred Hosier

  Evidence continues to mount that operating electronic devices, including cell phones, in hands-free mode while driving isn’t safer than using hand-held models. More…

  
  

  Posted in: cell phones and safety, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Research on safety, Transportation safety

  
• Teen crushed to death under a truck
  June 14, 2013 by Fred Hosier

  Oregon OSHA is investigating the death of a 17-year-old high school senior who was crushed to death under a truck he was working on at a repair shop. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, OSHA news

  
• OSHA develops rules to kick companies out of VPP for deaths, injuries
  June 10, 2013 by Fred Hosier

  The controversy has been brewing for years, but now OSHA has announced what it will do going forward when it finds a company in its Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) has had a fatality or multiple injuries. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Latest News & Views, OSHA news, Voluntary Protection Program

  
• ‘Cathy Cashwell, come on down! You’re caught defrauding workers’ comp on the Price is Right!’
  June 7, 2013 by Fred Hosier

  TV anchorman Dan Rather once wrote a book, “The Camera Never Blinks.” A former postal carrier collecting workers’ comp should have considered that before going on a TV game show. More…

  
  

  Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Latest News & Views, new court decision, Workers' comp

  
• Court rules on whether family can sue for teen’s workplace death
  June 5, 2013 by Fred Hosier

  A teen died after being buried in a grain elevator. Can the teen’s family sue the company as an exception to the workers’ compensation exclusive remedy? More…

  
  

  Posted in: Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, new court decision, Workers' comp

  
• Does new state gun law mean businesses can’t ban firearms?
  June 3, 2013 by Fred Hosier

  A new gun law goes into effect in Tennessee this summer that allows handgun carry permit holders to store firearms and ammunition in their vehicles no matter where they’re parked. But now, the state’s attorney general says businesses can still create rules to ban guns in their own parking facilities. More…

  
  

  Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, workplace violence

  
• 6 months until OSHA training deadline for hazard communication
  May 31, 2013 by Fred Hosier

  Is your company in compliance with OSHA’s new Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) that requires certain employee training to be completed this year? More…

  
  

  Posted in: Chemical safety, hazard communication, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, OSHA news, Safety training

  

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• Employee witnesses a death: Is his PTSD covered by workers’ comp?

  

  A truck driver witnessed a fatal crash on the job. Should workers’ comp cover his treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? More…

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