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Top 10 industries for OSHA complaints


August 8, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: contractor safety, enforcement, Illnesses, In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, inspections, Latest News & Views, New safety statistics, OSHA news, Recordkeeping, Special Report, Top-10 list, What Would You Do?

More than one out of every five OSHA inspections result from employee complaints. Is your industry one of the top 10 that generate the most complaints?

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Explosion kills worker, injures 2 others; jury awards $20M


December 2, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: cost of safety, Fatality, fire/explosion, In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Latest News & Views

General contractors have to make sure their own employees live by the rules set for subcontractors. That’s the lesson from an expensive lawsuit in Texas.

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