Cal/OSHA Cites Farm Labor Contractor for Serious Heat-Related Safety Violations October 9, 2024 Cal/OSHA cited a farm labor contractor in Dixon for reportedly failing to protect its employees from heat illness. The inspection...
Chemical Board Still Probing Tennessee Nitriding Plant Blast That Killed Worker September 27, 2024 Federal safety officials said that almost four months after a fatal explosion at a steel-hardening facility in Tennessee, teams are...
Supreme Court’s Zeal to Curb Agency Power Looms in New Term September 13, 2024 By Greg Stohr Fresh off a blockbuster US Supreme Court decision that rolled back the power of federal agencies to regulate business, big-government...
New York State Mandates Panic Buttons for Large Retailers September 9, 2024 By Siddharth Cavale New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed a new law requiring retailers to boost safety protections for store workers,...
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...