Summer is right around the corner and OSHA wants employers to know that workers need protection from heat-related illnesses. The agency says temperatures are rising now and employers and workers shouldn’t ignore the dangers involved with working in hot weather, indoors and out. Water, rest and shade “can be the difference between ending the workday […]
Safety professionals pose many of the same questions to the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. The DOT added a Frequently Asked Questions section about its hazmat regulations (HMR) on its website. Here’s a sample of common questions and answers posted in the Federal Register: Check with the hazmat experts first […]
A new safety video from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) reveals details on the events leading to the fatal explosion at AB Specialty Silicones. The incident, which involved the mixing of incompatible chemicals, killed four workers, destroyed the facility and caused damages to nearby businesses. The video includes an animation of the events leading […]
Amazon, Dollar General and Starbucks are among the companies who made the The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) Dirty Dozen list for 2022. The Dirty Dozen is an annual list of the worst safety offenders and workers’ rights violators in the U.S. In making the list, National COSH solicits information from […]
In its annual report, one of the largest union organizations in the U.S. is calling on federal agencies to address COVID-19, workplace violence and several other hazards. The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) 2022 Death on the Job report asks federal agencies to do more for workers in several specific […]
Are the fires and accidents at a dozen-plus food processing plants this year just an unfortunate coincidence – or potentially the result of terrorism? Consider that over the last few weeks, five major food distributors in four states were destroyed by explosions and fires. Accidents at more than 20 food plants and warehouses in the […]
A new, rare but serious workplace disease has been identified by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): welder’s anthrax. Researchers have found the disease among metalworkers, according to a new report, which is the first to describe the newly identified occupational disease. Welder’s anthrax is a type of pneumonia found in metalworkers […]
The grounding of a tanker along a river bend in New Orleans was due to poor communication and the pilot’s decision to try to overtake multiple other vessels, according to an investigative report. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found ineffective communication with the other vessels and the pilot’s decision to overtake them in adverse […]
Sometimes workers and supervisors have to improvise while they’re trying to get the job done, but they should never compromise safety while doing so. Certain job tasks can present obstacles and may require workers, supervisors and safety professionals to work together to come up with novel solutions. But improvising on the fly and without considering […]
