Do Safety Incentives Discourage Workers from Reporting Injuries? May 10, 2012 By Andrew G. Simpson Many employers are in the dark over whether their safety incentive programs encourage or discourage the reporting of injuries and...
OSHA Proposes $137K Fine For Wisconsin Company May 4, 2012 A River Falls, Wis. company is facing $137,000 in potential fines following a trench collapse last year that killed a...
South Dakota Company in Trouble With OSHA May 3, 2012 Federal safety regulators have labeled a southeast South Dakota company a “severe violator” after a worker died and two others...
OSHA Investigating Death At South Dakota Steel Business May 2, 2012 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is looking into the death of a worker at a Rapid City, S.D. steel...
OSHA Fines Wisconsin Company $71K for Safety Violations April 24, 2012 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced it has cited Duraframe Dipnet with 20 safety violations...
OSHA Settles New Orleans Whistleblower Case April 24, 2012 Federal official have settled a whistleblower case against a New Orleans, La.-based riverboat company. The U.S. Department of Labor announced...
OSHA Hit for Taking Too Long to Adopt Workplace Safety Rules April 23, 2012 By Sam Hananel The nation’s premier worker safety agency takes nearly eight years on average to adopt new safety regulations, government auditors said...
Oil Well Services Company in Texas Fined for Repeat Safety Violations March 23, 2012 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Palestine, Texas-based Mercer Well Service for five repeat...
Texas Company Fined $164K for Safety Violations March 19, 2012 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Houston-based IFCO Systems North America Inc. with 10...
Texas-Based Tile Manufacturer Fined $318K for Safety Violations January 19, 2012 Federal officials have cited a Sunnyvale, Texas-based tile manufacturer for safety violations and proposed $318,000 in penalties. The U.S. Department...