California to Keep Workplace Pandemic Rules Through 2022 April 22, 2022 By Don Thompson California workplace regulators are poised to extend mandatory pay for workers affected by the coronavirus through the end of 2022,...
OSHA Cites Roofing Firm as ‘Severe Violator’ of Worker Safety Rules April 22, 2022 A Maine roofing and siding contractor willfully exposed its employees to fall hazards at a Hampden, Maine residential construction site...
Explosion at Coking Coal Mine in Poland Kills at Least 5 People April 20, 2022 By Maciej Martewicz The death toll from methane explosions at Pniowek mine in southern Poland climbed to five after rescue workers recovered a...
Workers Hurt When Building Collapses in Indiana April 5, 2022 A building under construction collapsed, injuring at least two construction workers, authorities said. The building was under construction in the...
Construction Worker Killed in Collapse of Boston Parking Garage Under Demolition March 28, 2022 A portion of a downtown Boston parking garage that was being demolished collapsed Saturday evening, killing a construction worker, officials...
Investigation Blames California Zip-line Worker Fatality on Safety Failures March 14, 2022 A federal workplace safety investigation found that a 34-year-old worker’s fatal fall might have been prevented had the operator of...
Dollar General Cited for More Workplace Hazards February 28, 2022 It’s more bad news for Dollar General stores, one of the largest food and household goods retailers in the country....
OSHA Cites Connecticut Manufacturer for 48 Safety Violations After Fatality January 25, 2022 After an employee of a Watertown, Connecticut metal fabrication company was electrocuted on July 14, 2021 while repairing a portable...
Foxconn India Restarts Production at iPhone Plant After December’s Worker Protests January 13, 2022 By Sudarshan Varadhan CHENNAI – Apple Inc supplier Foxconn restarted production at its plant in southern India on Wednesday, a company official said,...
Canada’s Insurers and Banks Rethink Return-to-Office Plans Amid Omicron Concerns January 7, 2022 Canada’s top health official Theresa Tam has warned that COVID-19 cases in the country could jump in coming days, due...