U.S. Issues New Coronavirus Safety Guidance for Meat, Poultry Plants April 27, 2020 By Jan Wolfe The U.S. Labor Department issued new guidelines on Sunday for U.S. meatpacking and meat-processing plants that have seen a rash...
OSHA Inspectors to Prioritize Health Facilities Over Other Sites During Coronavirus Crisis April 15, 2020 By Daniel Wiessner The U.S. agency that enforces workplace safety laws has said it will prioritize work site inspections of healthcare facilities over...
Workers at High Risk for Coronavirus Exposure and How to Protect Them March 16, 2020 According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which is responsible for workplace safety regulations, certain workers are at...
How Shaming Works to Improve Workplace Safety: Viewpoint March 10, 2020 By Cass R. Sunstein, Bloomberg View Can a press release save lives? No doubt about it. At least if it comes from the Occupational Safety and...
How Tesla Severance Agreement Addresses Worker Safety Complaints June 19, 2018 By Josh Eidelson and Dana Hull Language in a confidential severance agreement Tesla Inc. is using as part of the biggest job cut in its history...
Amazon, Lowe’s, Tesla Make ‘Dirty Dozen’ Unsafe Workplace List May 2, 2018 Amazon, Lowe’s and Tesla are among the firms on a list of employers with unsafe workplaces published by a federation...
Fired OSHA Whistleblower Claims Investigator Turns Whistleblower July 21, 2017 By Neil Weinberg A fired U.S. whistleblower investigator says his old employer didn’t take whistleblowers seriously enough. So he’s lodging a complaint —...
2 Killed in Explosion at West Virginia Industrial Plant May 30, 2017 An explosion at a West Virginia industrial plant has killed two people and injured a third. Officials say the explosion...
Illinois Roofing Contractor Barringer Fined Again for Fall Hazards January 10, 2017 An Illinois roofing contractor has once again been cited and fined by federal safety officials for exposing workers to fall...
OSHA Cites West Virginia Saw Mill for Safety, Health Violations March 25, 2016 Federal regulators have cited a Princeton saw mill for alleged workplace safety and health violations, including a lack of protective...