When OSHA inspects scaffolding, it’s not enough to have erected it properly. The agency also looks at the integrity of the component parts.

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Tags: Fatality, safety violations, scaffold, scaffolding collapse

OSHA investigations aren’t limited to manufacturing and construction. Investigators are looking into a fatality involving an acrobat at a golf tournament dinner.

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OSHA says it’s not enough for companies to develop fall protection plans — they have to enforce them, too.

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Tags: fall, fall protection plan, Fatality, OSHA, personal protection equipment

Laundry company Cintas Corp. has reached a settlement with OSHA to resolve six safety-related cases, including one that resulted in a worker fatality.

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Tags: Cintas, Fatality, lockout/tagout, OSHA fine, settlement