Workplace safety does not receive much mainstream exposure. The vast majority of the U.S population does not know what OSHA is or what it regulates. We’re intent on changing that. In this post, we’ll analyze the $250 million dollar 90’s blockbuster Enemy of the State and NBC’s The Office for OSHA violations. A special thanks …
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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is proposing $58,887 in penalties for 44 safety and health violations after inspecting Precision Hose, a metal hose manufacturing plant in Stone Mountain, Ga., that employs about 55 workers.Responding to a complaint, OSHA found 29 serious safety violation including fall hazards, tripping hazards, electrical …
ATLANTA — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is proposing $576,750 in penalties against Sims Bark Co. and Sims Stone Co. for 142 workplace safety and health violations. The agency is proposing 20 violations and $94,400 in penalties for the company’s bark plant in Brent, Ala.; 59 violations and $260,900 …
On-the-job deaths dropped 10% in 2008, government says, and the recession appears to have played a part. By Aaron Smith, CNNMoney.com staff writer Last Updated: August 20, 2009: 2:06 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — On-the-job fatalities dropped in 2008 in part because the recession kept millions of workers at home, according to a government …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited two Massachusetts contractors for alleged violations of safety standards at a Concord construction site and proposed combined penalties totaling $120,200. OSHA’s inspection of a McDonald’s restaurant construction site at 117 Loudon Road found employees of Shawnlee Construction, a Plainville, Mass., roofing contractor, …
By far the largest number of fatal fall occurs from scaffolds. In many cases this is because the potential for a fall from scaffolding is underestimated. Falls from scaffolding can result from carelessness, poor maintenance or improper use. A scaffold is any elevated platform that can be move to reach the desired work level or …
