Employee causes off-work accident: Is company to blame?
Imagine this: Your company faces a lawsuit because an employee caused an off-work car accident. The injured people claim the employee’s long work hours helped cause the accident.
Transportation
3E introduces Global Chemical Incident Response Hotline
3E Company Introduces Global Chemical Incident Response Hotline Service Service offers single point-of-contact for reliable 24-7-365 international hotline infrastructure to aid chemical product stewardship Monday, March 23, 2009 – 3E Company®, the leading provider of environmental health and safety (EH&S) compliance and information management services, today announced the availability of its new Global Chemical Incident […]
Compressed natural gas explosion injures workers; what safety regulations apply?
Three employees suffered serious injuries in an explosion in Pasadena, CA, that ripped apart a delivery truck fueled by compressed natural gas.
High-performance particulate filters
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New court challenge to truckers’ hours-of-service rule
Here we go again: Four groups have filed a lawsuit in federal court asking that hours-of-service rules for commercial motor vehicle drivers be thrown out.
Court: Oklahoma gun law doesn’t conflict with federal safety law
A federal appeals court says Oklahoma’s law allowing employees to have guns at work in their locked vehicles isn’t pre-empted by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act.
Local fire inspection turns into big OSHA fine
Besides injuries and employee complaints, another reason why OSHA may choose to inspect a company is a referral from another government agency.
Employee electrocuted by overhead utility line
A word to the wise for employees: When it comes to overhead utility lines, let the experts deal with them. This case shows the alternative can be deadly.
Most expensive accidents in history
Life and health are priceless, so it’s impossible to put a real cost on workplace accidents. However, a Web site has added up the costs of damage and other expenses, such as clean-up, to calculate the most expensive accidents in history.
