Don’t take away my beer
Imagine this: A company just recently ended a policy from 1847 that allowed its workers to drink as much beer on the job as they liked. The workers are upset, and they went on strike.
Transportation
Guns in the workplace: Safety hazard?
Another state will soon allow workers to keep guns in their vehicles’ locked trunks and glove compartments in companies’ parking lots.
Should you start an employee wellness program to improve safety?
Safety pros know that employees’ health is an important factor in their workplace safety. But how far should companies go to change workers’ personal habits, such as eating, for the sake of safety?
Trucker killed in explosion; used torch to thaw valve
OSHA is looking into an explosion that killed a truck driver in Seminole, OK.
Is this a good method to reduce workplace injuries?
Criminal prosecution of companies where safety violations cause serious injuries or fatalities are rare in the U.S. With that in mind, it’s interesting to note how such cases are handled in another democracy.
Company agrees to pay fine in Slim Jim plant blast that killed 4
ConAgra Foods has reached a settlement with the North Carolina Department of Labor regarding the explosion at a Slim Jim factory last year that killed four workers and injured about 70 others.
Companies fined after worker killed in chocolate vat
Two companies face fines for a fatality in which an employee fell into a vat of melting chocolate.
Obama ban on texting while driving takes effect
More than 3 million employees aren’t allowed to text or use hand-held phones while driving for business now that a federal order has taken effect.
Man who attacked co-workers with hammer gets 65 years in prison
A judge has sentenced a man to 65 years in prison for the attempted murder of three of his former co-workers at a Brooklyn, NY, seafood warehouse.
