Latest News & Views

• Will lack of paid sick days make H1N1 worse?
  November 6, 2009 by Fred Hosier

  Public health experts say company sick-time policies may be helping H1N1 (swine) flu spread more easily. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Illnesses, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, What do you think?, Worker health

  
• Law requires companies to provide more safety information
  November 5, 2009 by Fred Hosier

  A measure, just signed into law by President Obama, would prohibit chemical companies from classifying safety information as “sensitive” in an effort to keep it from becoming public. The new law is in response to a workplace explosion that caused two fatalities. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Chemical safety, Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Investigations, Latest News & Views, fire/explosion

  
• Safety group backs ergonomics regulation
  November 4, 2009 by Fred Hosier

  As new labor and safety leaders in the Obama administration have shown they would like to require companies to address ergonomics for employees, support for government regulation comes from a safety and health organization. More…

  
  

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

  
• Employee died of ‘overwork’
  November 3, 2009 by Fred Hosier

  “I’m working myself to death.” Officials in Japan take that notion seriously and are holding companies accountable. The latest case involves a restaurant manager. More…

  
  

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

  
• OSHA issues largest fine in its history
  November 2, 2009 by Fred Hosier

  OSHA has proposed $87.43 million in fines against BP for the company’s failure to correct hazards uncovered after the 2005 explosion at its Texas City, TX, plant that killed 15 people and injured 170 others. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Compliance, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, OSHA news, Who Got Fined and Why?, fire/explosion

  
• Top 10 safety violations for 2009
  October 30, 2009 by Fred Hosier

  OSHA has released its preliminary list of the top 10 most frequent workplace safety violations for 2009. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Compliance, Falls, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, New safety statistics, OSHA news, Who Got Fined and Why?, construction safety

  
• Do you have to assume workers don’t have common sense?
  October 29, 2009 by Fred Hosier

  Imagine this. A machine in your workplace has a sharp blade that chops things. Do you really have to tell employees not to stick their hands near the blade when the machine is running? More…

  
  

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

  
• Top 10 safest U.S. cities
  October 28, 2009 by Fred Hosier

  Is Minneapolis safer than Denver? How about New York City versus Seattle? Forbes magazine has ranked the top 10 safest cities in the U.S. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Top-10 list

  
• 30 years later, man recalls being burned on 90% of body
  October 27, 2009 by Fred Hosier

  Here’s a cautionary story for workers. John Capanna had a bright future at the age of 20. He was already a crew chief for his employer — a good job. Then, a workplace explosion burned over 90% of his body. More…

  
  

  Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Latest News & Views, Safety training, fire/explosion

  

Special Report

• Should employers pay for workers’ second-hand smoke exposure?

  

  As states pass non-smoking laws, fewer service employees are exposed to customers’ second-hand smoke. But should companies be liable for their workers who still encounter it on the job? Some businesses are facing lawsuits. More…

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