OSHA’s top 10 violations for 2019: 27K citations
The top 10 most cited violations by federal OSHA in the first 10.5 months of fiscal year 2019 accounted for 26,915 violations.
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4 top ethical questions facing safety professionals today
When faced with ethical questions in the expanding scope of work, where should safety professionals draw the line?
Icee/SuperPretzel maker agrees to pay $153K OSHA fine, hire safety pros
The maker of some well-known snack foods has reached a region-wide settlement agreement with OSHA which includes paying a fine and upgrading its safety program at eight facilities.
Tesla and staffing agency to pay $13M in settlement with worker pinned between cars
Avoiding what would have been its first personal injury lawsuit trial, Tesla Motors settled a claim with an injured worker for $13 million but said a staffing agency, West Valley Staffing Group, “will pay the bulk of the settlement.”
Distracted driving defense: ‘I was holding a hash brown, not a cell phone’
After getting a ticket for alleged distracted driving while talking on a cell phone, this Connecticut resident went to court and was able to get his ticket thrown out by arguing that he was actually eating a hash brown at the time.
Injured during pre-employment test: Does he qualify for workers’ comp benefits?
If someone is injured during a pre-employment test, do they get workers’ comp benefits? The answer to that question came down to the definition of a three-letter word.
Send in the drones — they’re already here!
Staffing shortages at OSHA won’t hurt as much down the road once the agency begins to rely on drones to inspect jobsites.
Was 81-year-old’s knee injury due to work or his age?
An employee slipped and injured his left knee while at work. Four months later, he said favoring his right knee caused another injury. Did the employee receive workers’ comp benefits?
Bear spray discharges in Amazon warehouse, dozens of worker sickened
A word to the wise: The effects bear pepper spray have on the ursus animal family are the same for humans. Some workers at an Amazon warehouse found that out the hard way.
