Wearable Sensors Can Predict Overheating but Is There Privacy Risk? August 28, 2024 By Cathy Bussewitz On a hot summer day in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, dozens of men removed pipes, asbestos and hazardous waste while working...
New York City Subway Workers at Risk, Federal Agency Warns August 19, 2024 By Karen Matthews The agency that runs New York City’s subway system is putting track workers at risk by failing to follow its...
Oregon Roofing Materials Supplier Fined $92K for Repeated Fall Hazard Exposure August 16, 2024 The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division fined a building materials supplier $92,226 for repeatedly failing to protect workers from...
Painting Contractor Cited by OSHA After Worker Falls 80 Feet from Water Tower July 26, 2024 A New Jersey contractor whose employee fell 80 feet to the bottom of a Bayville water tower has been cited...
Dollar General to Pay $12M Penalty, Improve Safety July 16, 2024 Discount store operator Dollar General has agreed to pay $12 million in penalty for alleged safety violations that led to...
OSHA Alleges Roofer Put Own Kids at Risk on Job July 9, 2024 The owner of a Liverpool, Pennsylvania roofing company risked the lives of two of his children by exposing them to...
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Workplace Safety Agency July 2, 2024 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear a challenge by an Ohio company to the power of the...
South Korea Halts Battery Maker’s Operations as It Probes Deadly Blaze June 26, 2024 By Hyunsu Yim and Ju-min Park South Korean authorities ordered a halt on Wednesday to the operations of a manufacturer of lithium batteries after a fire...
Deadly Explosion in Korea Revives Concerns Over Battery Safety June 25, 2024 By Heesu Lee and Heejin Kim A deadly factory blaze has revived concerns over battery safety in South Korea, a key global supplier of lithium-ion cells...
Blaze at South Korea Lithium Battery Plant Kills 22 Workers June 24, 2024 By Daewoung Kim, Hongji Kim and Hyunsu Yim A lithium battery factory in South Korea was set on fire after multiple batteries exploded on Monday, killing 22 workers,...