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OSHA fines store for locking in employees


September 27, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Electrical safety, Falls, fire/explosion, In this week's e-newsletter, inspections, Latest News & Views, OSHA news, Who Got Fined and Why?

A supermarket is facing OSHA fines after an inspection found night shift employees were locked in and not allowed to leave the building without the employer’s permission.

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Have attitudes toward workplace safety changed in 100 years?


March 21, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Analysis/Commentary, BP, cost of safety, Fatality, fire/explosion, In this week's e-newsletter, inspections, Investigations, Latest News & Views, mine safety, Teen workers, What do you think?, Young people and safety

On March 25, 1911, 146 workers died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Co. fire in New York City. It’s been called an event that fundamentally changed U.S. workplace conditions. But have workplace safety attitudes really changed in 100 years?

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