An industry contact recently asked me what five issues I expected OSHA would be focusing its enforcement efforts on for the balance of this year. Here was my response: 1. Emergency Exits & Exit Routes – A couple of months ago, OSHA issued an enforcement memorandum directing inspectors to scrutinize whether employers were providing and …
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Workers High On ‘Synthetic Marijuana’ Can Pass A Drug Test
A new study says current drug tests which don’t screen for synthetic cannabinoids (SC) are likely to be missing significant drug use — and users. The study by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy and the University of Maryland’s Center for Substance Abuse Research calls for updated testing for SC, also known …
(Cringe Worthy) Workplace Safety In A Chinese Factory
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Walmart, Target, & others to loan $100m+ to Bangladesh factories for workplace safety
As a result of two tragic incidents in Bangladeshi factories the last couple of years—the collapse that killed over 1,000 workers in April 2013 and the fire that killed over 100 in November 2012—Walmart has said they may loan $50 million to Bangladesh, according to Insurance Journal. The loan, while still not yet a guarantee, …
Did loss of vision in one eye make job applicant a safety risk?
A man became essentially blind in one eye. Could he safely become an FBI Special Agent? The case was heard before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). First, some background on this case. Jeremy Nathan had been an infantry officer in the U.S. Army. After noticing a change in his eyesight, a doctor diagnosed …
Look How Far We’ve Come: Work Safety From WW2 to OSHA’s Inception In 1970
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Worker killed in rotating shaft of mixer; $200K OSHA fine
Loose clothing can be fatal when it comes into contact with exposed moving machine parts. California OSHA has fined Henkel Corp. $200,825 for seven violations involving the death of a 26-year-old worker at its Bay Point plant in April. The worker, identified in local media as David Eleidjian of Antioch, CA, became entangled in the …
Companies with a strong safety culture generate higher returns for investors, Study Suggests
Here’s a stock-picking strategy: Companies with a strong culture of health, safety and wellness generate higher returns for investors than other firms. Researchers tracked the stock-market performance of companies that have received ACOEM’s Corporate Health Achievement Award, which annually recognizes the healthiest and safest companies in North America. Tracking an initial theoretical investment of $10,000 …
Alberta to fine workers for Safety Violations: Should the U.S do that?
Is this a good idea? A Canadian province is about to enact a new workplace safety law that would allow inspectors to issue fines to workers for violations. Penalties could be substantial for repeat offenders. Starting Jan. 1, 2014, the province of Alberta will allow its Occupational Health and Safety Officers (inspectors) to ticket workers …