September 14, 2011 by Fred Hosier
If you watched TV news on Sept. 13, you probably saw video of a group of citizens rescuing a motorcyclist who was trapped under a car while both vehicles burned. TV news anchors gushed about the heroism of the rescuers. Does this send the wrong message to would-be untrained rescuers?
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Tags: Brandon Wright, burning car, Matt Lauer, motorcycle rescue, Today show, trapped under a car
August 12, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Man vs. machine: Which is better at safety? The people at Google think it’s machine, as the company continues to develop its self-driving car. But wait, the self-driving Google car was just in a five-car fender-bender!
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Tags: car crash, Google car, Jalopnik, self-driving car
July 25, 2011 by Fred Hosier
A researcher thinks he’s found three genes that are linked to being accident-prone. What could this mean for workplace safety?
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Tags: accident prone, China, DNA, genes, vehicle crashes
May 9, 2011 by Fred Hosier
A bus driver with several crashes in a short period of time was fired. He took his case to an appeals board. His defense: “I’m not the worst driver.”
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Tags: accident prone employees, accidents will happen, bus crashes, worst bus driver
March 31, 2011 by Fred Hosier
A new study shows when employees need safety training and information about their jobs, they’re most likely to consult …
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Tags: safety info, Safety training, workers' perceptions
February 28, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Some managers have success with safety training by making it extremely personal. “Imagine what would happen to your family if you weren’t around anymore.” This story from Texas shows the impact a workplace death can have on a family.
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Tags: casket, funeral, workplace death
February 28, 2011 by Fred Hosier
A driver raises safety questions about the truck his employer assigns him to drive. The company fires him when he refuses to drive the truck because it was leaking coolant. Does the driver get whistleblower protection?
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Tags: commercial driver's license, coolant leak, Surface Transportation Assistance Act, truck driver, whistleblower
February 22, 2011 by Fred Hosier
In an expanded report on the causes of the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, new details show failure of BP workers to speak up about a problem played a crucial part leading up to rig’s explosion.
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Tags: BP, deadlines, oil spill, team player, workers speak up about safety
February 14, 2011 by Fred Hosier
“I’ll just be a moment.” “No one would throw the switch while I’m working on the machine.” This workplace fatality shows there’s never a good reason not to lock out equipment while maintenance is being performed.
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Tags: excuses, lockout/tagout, OSHA investigation
February 7, 2011 by Fred Hosier
An employee brings a safety concern to his manager. The manager thinks the worker is being disruptive. What happens next?
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Tags: employee safety concern, leeway doctrine, whistleblower
January 31, 2011 by Fred Hosier
It started as innocent horseplay: Employees threw ice cubes at a co-worker. But the horseplay ended with an injury. Does the employee get workers’ comp benefits since he was injured at work?
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Tags: horseplay doctrine, injured during horseplay, temporary total disability, Workers' comp
January 3, 2011 by Fred Hosier
An employee complains about unsafe equipment on the job. He’s fired the same day. Was this retaliation for complaining, or did his behavior justify his firing?
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Tags: insubordination, retaliation, safety complaint, truck driver, whistleblowing
October 6, 2010 by Fred Hosier
(From National Safety Council Congress and Expo in San Diego) What does a commander in the Navy have in common with a safety professional?
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Tags: Michael Abrashoff, National Safety Council, poor safety record, Workers' comp
September 24, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Where do workers get the idea that it’s OK not to use safety gear for hazardous jobs? Is one source online videos?
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Tags: free climbing, hazardous jobs, safety gear, tower climbing, viral video
September 20, 2010 by Fred Hosier
A company has been fined $128,945 for safety violations after a worker was buried and killed at a construction site.
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Tags: CAL-OSHA, loading forks, suffocation
September 2, 2010 by Fred Hosier
What better time than Labor Day weekend to find out what U.S. employees think about safety in the workplace?
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Tags: government standard, National Opinion Research Center, what employees think
August 16, 2010 by Fred Hosier
An employee engaged in unsafe horseplay at work. He got warnings, including a final one, but was caught once again on videotape. He was fired, and the case eventually went to court.
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Tags: final warning, horseplay, Wal-Mart
August 3, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Law enforcement officials say driving under the influence of legal drugs is an increasing problem.
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Tags: driving under the influence, impaired drivers, legal drugs
July 26, 2010 by Fred Hosier
When no one witnesses a workplace injury and the injured employee files for workers’ comp, sometimes all you have to go on is the worker’s story. The situation can become more complicated when the worker delays reporting the injury.
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Tags: back injury, credibility, no one saw injury, Workers' comp
July 13, 2010 by Fred Hosier
This story provides an important reminder for workers: They can put their lives at risk while trying to save a co-worker. The best action is to contact trained emergency responders.
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Tags: drown, rescue, vat of ketchup
June 30, 2010 by Jim Burger
Those who think workers are too quick to blame everyone else for accidents that happen in the workplace will be heartened by this employee’s attitude.
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Tags: Injuries, OSHA
June 10, 2010 by Fred Hosier
In the wake of the April 20 oil rig explosion that killed 11 workers, an article by ProPublica, an investigative journalism website, quotes former BP employees as saying management pressured or harassed them not to report safety problems.
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Tags: BP, David Michaels, injury logs, pressured not to report safety problems
May 12, 2010 by Fred Hosier
West Virginia has announced a step its governor hopes will improve workplace safety for miners and employees in all industries.
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Tags: safety hotline, Upper Big Branch mine, West Virginia, workers killed
April 12, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Recently, we wrote about a survey that put “safety” as the No. 6 most annoying thing in the workplace. So, we asked you what is most annoying about workers when it comes to safety. Here are your answers:
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Tags: annoying worker habits, common complaints, excuses, no time for safety, we always did it that way
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