September 12, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Twenty years ago, 25 workers died in a chicken plant fire in North Carolina. The tragedy caused a large upgrade of the state’s occupational safety agency. How is North Carolina OSHA doing now?
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Tags: blocked doors, fire, Imperial Food Products, North Carolina, OSHA inspectors
May 3, 2011 by Fred Hosier
A nonprofit organization focused on workplace safety has called on California to lift a state freeze to hire more Cal-OSHA inspectors.
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Tags: CAL-OSHA, California, OSHA inspectors, Worksafe
April 1, 2011 by Fred Hosier
You’ve probably heard about OSHA inspections in which the inspector “just happened to be driving by” a construction site, saw problems and decided to take a look. In this case, all the inspectors had to do was look outside their windows.
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Tags: electrified, OSHA inspectors, scaffolding, shocks
August 2, 2010 by Fred Hosier
June 1, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Some tough talk about enforcement from OSHA’s interim administrator, Jordan Barab.
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Tags: Jordan Barab, OSHA enforcement, OSHA inspectors
