Top 10 safety stories of 2008
New regulations; accidents with multiple fatalities; the President-elect’s take on what OSHA should be doing. What is the top safety story of 2008?
Legal
Should cell phone use be banned while driving?
A national safety organization that championed mandatory seat belt laws is now calling on governors and legislators in all 50 states to ban cell phone use while driving.
Proposal: Bar illegal immigrants from collecting comp
In most cases when an illegal immigrant is injured at a U.S. company, courts have ruled in favor of giving workers’ comp benefits. One state is trying to put a stop to that.
How Supreme Court nominee could change workplace safety
While a judge on the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor disagreed with two fellow judges who ruled an employer could set safety standards higher than what the government required.
Three huge settlements for workplace injuries to illegal immigrants
In the last two weeks, three undocumented workers have reached settlements totaling $3.85 million for workplace accidents in New York.
Imperial Sugar workers had little emergency exit training
A federal investigation appears to show that Imperial Sugar Co. didn’t train many workers at its Port Wentworth plant about how to escape during an emergency.
Three huge settlements for work injuries to illegal immigrants
In the last two weeks, three undocumented workers have reached settlements totaling $3.85 million for workplace accidents in New York.
Were employees too tired to work safely? 50 killed
Imagine this: Two of your employees who work together both get little sleep before performing a safety-sensitive task. Then, the two are involved in an incident that kills 50 people.
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