The North Carolina Department of Labor is investigating the death of a 19-year-old worker who was killed after being pulled into a wood chipper his first day on the job. [Read more…]
It’s a sweaty safety job, but some manikin has to do it (video)
January 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
How do you test whether PPE creates employee susceptibility to heat stress? Get a Sweating Thermal Manikin (STM). [Read more…]
Top 6 health and safety priorities for the coming two years
November 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) has polled its membership on occupational health and safety priorities. See if you agree with the poll’s results. [Read more…]
Does availability of paid sick leave affect workplace injuries?
August 1, 2012 By 4 Comments
A new study takes a look at the relationship between paid sick leave and workplace injuries. The results point to potential cost savings for employers. [Read more…]
OSHA spared budget ax — for now
April 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Through Sept. 30, OSHA’s operations should go on mostly unaffected by the new federal budget compromise. OSHA faces a slight budget reduction, but not the large one called for by House Republicans. [Read more…]
OSHA monitoring ‘green jobs’
December 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
As the economy changes, OSHA has signaled it intends to keep up with the times by focusing on new industries as they emerge. [Read more…]
Reducing fatalities: The little things really do matter
September 9, 2009 By 1 Comment
Recently, a federal agency started to gather information on why Wyoming has the highest workplace fatality rate in the nation. [Read more…]
How often should federal health investigators be able to enter a workplace?
February 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment
OSHA isn’t the only federal safety and health agency that can come into your workplace to perform an investigation. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) can enter a facility to investigate threats against employee health and safety. [Read more…]
Add another solvent to list with potential hazards
December 15, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Recently, industry has increased the use of the solvent 1-bromopropane (1-BP) as a substitute for other banned substances. Now, scientists are looking into potential problems with 1-BP. [Read more…]
6 proposed OSHA reforms: Do you agree or disagree?
July 21, 2008 By 88 Comments
For the first time in 14 years, Democrats will have a President in the White House and significant majorities in both the House and Senate. While many newspapers have been calling on the Democrats to make major changes in monetary and foreign policies, one has chosen to target the nation’s workplace safety and health regulations.
