Under-reporting injuries still big challenge for OSHA
An annual review pinpoints one of OSHA’s biggest challenges as its strives to reduce workplace injuries, illnesses and fatalities.
Mining
8 officials, including 3 safety directors, face prison time for faking required federal tests
Criminal prosecution for violating federal workplace safety standards is still rare, but one prosecutor says, “they’ll be more of these ideally,” after a grand jury charged eight company officials in a recent case.
Trump administration allows automatic 2018 OSHA fine increase to go into effect
The Trump administration has OK’d the annual automatic increase in OSHA fines. How much will they go up?
Are OSHA’s recent penalty increases against the law?
What happens when two federal laws regarding OSHA penalties conflict with each other?
Did mining company know rock burst and injuries were likely to occur?
Four injured workers sued this company, claiming it knew they were likely to be injured and that workers’ comp shouldn’t be their exclusive remedy. How did a court rule?
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.
OSHA’s budget request shows its priorities for upcoming year
OSHA says it wants to modernize its Process Safety Management (PSM) standard and other chemical standards, and wants a bump in its budget to do so.
Report: OSHA needs better metrics to measure its success
A new report says OSHA lacks sufficient metrics to determine how well it’s carrying out its mission of protecting the safety and health of workers.
