OSHA has ordered a farmer-owned cooperative to increase safety training for grain bin employees and pay a $550,000 fine.
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Tags: farm coop, OSHA settlement, rescue drills, safety consultant, Safety training, trapped in soybeans
A new report suggests that at best, companies are only getting half the job done when it comes to measuring their employees’ safety.
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Tags: lagging indicators, leading indicators, manufacturing, risk control, safety committees, safety metrics, Safety training
Should the federal government use a plea agreement reached in connection with a Colorado worker’s death as a template for similar cases involving fatalities?
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Tags: asphyxiation, engulfed by grain, Safety training, Tempel Grain Elevator, victim's family
A Colorado grain elevator company is scheduled to plead guilty and be sentenced Aug. 5 in connection with the death of a 17-year-old worker who was buried alive in a grain bin in 2009.
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Tags: buried alive in grain, criminal charges, emergency action plan, grain elevator, Safety training
Recent research shows three areas in which many companies would receive “needs-to-improve” marks for employee training. How does your safety training program stack up?
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Safety inspectors say a lack of training and safety leadership on a job site contributed to the death of a worker.
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Tags: construction project, safety leadership, Safety training, struck-by
Imagine this: You’ve bought a new piece of equipment for your company that is hazardous and will require safety training for employees. Where do you get the necessary safety info for the equipment?
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Tags: Duke University, equipment manufacturers, equipment vendors, nail guns, Safety training
A new study shows when employees need safety training and information about their jobs, they’re most likely to consult …
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It really does matter how safety training is delivered to employees. New research shows the best training contains something called the “dread factor.”
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Tags: cost of safety, dread factor, hands-on training, safety research, Safety training
An employee is injured while using a new machine during training. The training didn’t exactly mimic how employees would operate the machine in “real life.” Did that argument get the company off the hook for an OSHA fine?
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Tags: injured during training, machine guard, OSHA fine, Safety training, Turner Industries
