EHS Today has released the results of its 2013 National Safety Survey of nearly 1,000 environment, health and safety professionals. Overall, there has been great improvement in certain areas, but the EHS community is still plagued by recurring issues we have not been able to overcome. It’s not all rosy. Among respondents, 61.4 percent say …
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A $4.95 rubber door stopper would have saved company $834,703
A lawyer took a supermarket chain to task for not having a sufficient safety program, and it cost the employer big bucks. But this isn’t about an OSHA fine or a workers’ comp trial. A sales representative for General Mills was making one of her routine stops at a Pathmark supermarket in Philadelphia when she …
Promoting safety vs. punishing violators: A tale of 2 federal agencies
For the second time this year, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) finds itself in a spat with another government agency about the ability to perform its mission. This time, it’s up against the EPA. The massive fire at the Chevron refinery 10 miles northeast of San Francisco, CA, on Aug. 6, 2012, is at …
(WARNING: GRUESOME) 6 Incredibly Gruesome (and well-made) Workplace Safety Ads
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Lime Green Ambulances Stand Out in Community Ontario
The emergency medical services department of Northumberland County, Ontario, CN, this month begun using three new ambulances with safety features to make them more visible at night and safer for paramedics inside. Northumberland County EMS announced the new equipment on Aug. 15. The county is located on the northern shore of Lake Ontario, east of …
DOT To Cut Truckers’ Paperwork, Saves Trucking Industry $1.7 Billion Annually
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx announced a proposed rule by the agency will ease a daily paperwork requirement for professional truck drivers, thereby cutting the industry’s costs by an estimated $1.7 billion annually. “President Obama challenged his Administration to find ways to cut waste and red tape, a challenge I pledged to meet during …
2 strange comp cases: Caught on Facebook and Height of Hypocrisy
What happens in Arizona doesn’t stay in Arizona when you post it on your Facebook page. And in a another case, it’s apparently “do as I say, not as I do,” when it comes to workers’ comp cases. First, the case of Michael Mallory, formerly of Ohio. While working in the Buckeye state, Mallory was …
‘Can’t Take No More’ 1980 Documentary Explores Life Before OSHA
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Union Complaint Sparks Massive $1.1m fine against Steel Mill
A formal complaint from the United Steelworkers Union sent OSHA to Republic Steel’s Canton, Ohio, plant. Result: $1,138,500 in fines for 24 violations. The union alleged inadequate fall protection and other unsafe practices exposing workers to various hazards in the plant’s melt shop. During the inspection, OSHA discovered two workers had been seriously injured in …