Rite Aid to Implement Safety Plan for Employees on Handling of Bloodborne Hazards August 25, 2023 Drugstore chain Rite Aid has agreed to implement a program to better protect employees, including front-end customer service staff, against...
Texas Wire Drawing Company Faces $299K in Fines After Fatal Workplace Accident August 24, 2023 A federal investigation has found that a San Antonio, Texas wire drawing company could have prevented an employee from suffering...
OSHA Investigates Chemical Solvent Leak at GM-LG Battery Plant in Ohio August 24, 2023 By David Shepardson The U.S. workplace safety regulator said on Wednesday it was investigating a recent chemical solvent leak at an Ohio battery...
Manhattan Crane Collapse Linked to Owner, Operator With Past Safety Violations July 31, 2023 By JAKE OFFENHARTZ As authorities continue to investigate a crane collapse that rained thousands of pounds of steel debris onto a busy Manhattan...
OSHA Wins Trademark Battle Against Safety Consulting Firm’s Logo May 26, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A workplace safety consulting firm will stop using the OSHA acronym and a stylized logo similar to the federal government’s...
Department of Labor Withdrawing Proposal to Revoke Approval of Arizona’s OSHA Plan February 14, 2023 The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration plans to withdraw a proposal to...
Oregon Hospital Issued Workplace Safety Fines September 23, 2022 The Oregon State Hospital is facing a $54,000 fine for failing to investigate workplace injuries. The citation, brought by the...
Worker Fatality at New Hampshire Wastewater Treatment Plant Under Investigation August 30, 2022 An electric company employee working on a backup generator project at Keene, New Hampshire’s wastewater treatment plant suffered an injury...
Department of Labor Reopens Comment Period on Arizona’s OSHA Plan August 11, 2022 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is reopening the comment period for an additional 60 days...
Texas Oilfield Company Charged With Workers Safety, Environmental Crimes March 9, 2022 A federal grand jury in Midland, Texas, returned an indictment charging an oilfield company and an executive of the company...