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Lifeguard fired for rescuing swimmer


July 6, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Latest News & Views, What do you think?

No good (safety) deed goes unpunished: A Florida company fired a lifeguard for leaving his zone to help rescue a nearby swimmer. Now the company is having second thoughts about terminating its employee.

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Are news stories about injuries missed opportunities for promoting safety?


February 20, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Latest News & Views, What do you think?

You open your web browser to your favorite general news site and see a headline about a “freak accident.” What are the chances that story will include injury prevention advice?

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Small business owners are OK with gov’t regulations


February 13, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, New rules and regulations, Research on safety, What do you think?

With all the political rhetoric out there regarding government regulations, you’d think it’d be No. 1 on small business owners’ list of problems right now. But it’s not.

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OSHA makes its case for new I2P2 regulation


January 17, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, New rules and regulations, OSHA news, What do you think?

OSHA administrator David Michaels has said that a new regulation to require companies to develop their own injury and illness prevention programs (I2P2) is a top priority for the agency. Now, a new OSHA white paper makes the case for the program. See what you think:

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OSHA sends another warning about Black Friday crowds


November 17, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Analysis/Commentary, enforcement, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, OSHA news, What do you think?, Who Got Fined and Why?

The title of the press release says, “OSHA encourages major retailers to provide crowd management measures.” A better word instead of “encourages” would have been “warns.” 

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Are your co-workers killing you?


November 16, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, New safety statistics, What do you think?, Worker health

It’s not a category you’ll find in OSHA statistics on workplace deaths. However, a new study shows a possible link between your co-workers and mortality. 

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Facilities with fatalities remain in OSHA’s VPP program


November 11, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Analysis/Commentary, Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Voluntary Protection Program, What do you think?

An investigation by iWatchNews.org shows a number of employee deaths at “model workplaces” within OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) haven’t been recorded in the agency’s database that monitors the program. And the facilities remain in VPP today. 

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Slip-and-fall wasn’t on company property: Why’d he get workers’ comp?


October 28, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Falls, Injuries, Special Report, What do you think?, Workers' comp

On his way to work, an employee parks his car and walks to the facility entrance. He slips, falls, and seriously injures his knee on an icy/snowy sidewalk. The incident didn’t occur on the company’s property. Despite that, the company is still on the hook for workers’ comp. Why? 

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Group: OSHA rulemaking has slowed to a crawl


October 24, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Analysis/Commentary, Chemical safety, confined spaces, construction safety, Fatality, New safety statistics, OSHA news, Research on safety, Special Report, What do you think?

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While some lawmakers in Washington are harping on OSHA for creating too many regulations, a recent report says during the last ten years, there have been fewer new regulations produced by the agency than in any other period in its history.

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Is this any way to treat an injured worker?


October 19, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Falls, In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, inspections, Latest News & Views, OSHA news, What do you think?, Who Got Fined and Why?

A worker at a grocery store fell 11 feet onto a concrete floor and suffered broken bones and head trauma. Instead of calling 911, store management lifted the worker into a wheelchair and pushed him to a dock to wait for a relative to take him to the hospital.

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