Rate of nonfatal workplace injuries falls in 2015
The rate of nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in the U.S. has dropped in 2015 by the biggest amount since 2009, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
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Lack of maintenance, poor communication fouled water for 300,000
What can go wrong when an aboveground tank used to store harmful chemicals isn’t inspected for 10 years?
Top 5 causes of workplace injuries
Five years and more than 1.5 million workers’ comp claims. That’s what The Travelers Companies looked at to determine the who, what, where, when, why and how of workplace injuries … also how much they cost.
AFL-CIO report: 150 U.S. workers die every day
A new AFL-CIO report dug through worker fatality data and found some trends in U.S. workplace safety. The organization estimates that 150 workers die every day from hazardous working conditions.
Worker fatality rate increases for first time in four years
The federal government’s final count of fatal occupational injuries in 2014 shows an increase from 2013 – the first one since 2010.
Results from OSHA’s new injury reporting requirements are in
OSHA’s new injury reporting requirements took effect Jan. 1, 2015. The agency recently released the number of severe injury reports it received in 2015, and what actions it took against those employers.
Multiple failures, including by regulators, led to explosion that claimed 15 lives
A preliminary report by a federal investigatory agency says failures by the West Fertilizer Co., federal regulators, insurance carriers, emergency responders and local officials led to the April 17, 2013 explosion that killed 12 responders and 3 members of the public.
CSB: Multiple process safety deficiencies led to explosion, near-miss
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board says the Feb. 18, 2015, explosion at the ExxonMobil refinery in Torrance, CA, was caused by “multiple process safety management deficiencies.” The CSB also contends the situation easily could’ve been much worse.
Biggest EHS violators identified on website — and it’s not from OSHA
While industry waits to see if OSHA will carry out its proposal to post companies’ injury records online, a nonprofit has unveiled its new website that points the finger at the biggest environmental/safety/health violators in the U.S. since 2010.
