July 30, 2015 Steel roller fatally crushed maintenance worker, safety guards ignored D.R. Diedrich & Co. Ltd. cited for 19 safety violations after OSHA inspection MILWAUKEE – Proper safety guards would have stopped a 1,500-pound steel roller before it crushed and killed a 59-year-old maintenance worker, but his employer did not use them, a U.S. …
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Seattle Employer Fined $424,850 for 50 Health & Safety Violations
Seattle Bulk Shipping, a marine terminal operator, is facing more than $400,000 in fines from the Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) in connection with multiple serious safety and health violations at its facility on Harbor Island. Seattle Bulk Shipping performs several operations at its facility including transferring large quantities of ethanol fuel from rail …
(VIDEO) Out-of-Control Mower Strikes Worker
Related Training DVDs: Hand and Power Tool Training DVD Shows how accidents can be significantly reduced by applying good general safety rules, and reviews what hazards are associated with the specific types of tools employees use. View Product Personal Protective Equipment PPE Training Specifically created to assist facilities in complying with OSHA’s Standard on Personal …
(VIDEO) The Most Dangerous Profession in America
Related Training DVDs: Workplace Safety 101 A Guide for New Employees Gives new hires the tools to develop solid safety habits and hazard perception skills from the start. View Product An Introduction To Workplace Safety Training Video In this program you will learn what makes up a successful safety observation process. View Product Safety Awareness …
Baked: Dealing with the Growing Problem of Workplace Drug Use
Continuing my series of blog coverage of the EH&S Today’s Leadership Conference I wanted to point out another great session that I attended. In High Society: Substance Abuse Challenges in Today’s Workplace. This is a keen area of interest to me, since many of my clients are high-consequence industries, that is to say, one screw …
Does Your Drug Policy Refer to “illegal drugs”? It May Need To Be Changed
Availability of legal, recreational pot in Washington state is a big change. What hasn’t changed is employers’ ability to test their employees for marijuana use. Even so, employers should check their drug policies in light of the new pot law. Drug testing that includes marijuana is still legal for Washington employers. The new weed law …
Workplace Substance Abuse: Which Jobs Lead to Substance Abuse?
Related Substance Abuse Training DVDs Drug and Alcohol by Atlantic Training Drug and Alcohol by Atlantic Training Alcohol and Drug Testing by JJ Keller Alcohol & Drug Testing by JJ Keller Drug and Alcohol by Atlantic Training Substance abuse is more common in the workplace than one might think. In fact, certain industries are much …
NSC: Prescription drug overdoses now ‘national epidemic’
The National Safety Council has declared prescription drug overdoses in the U.S. to be a “national epidemic.” That’s a pretty strong statement, but the NSC backs it up with facts and makes recommendations on how to reverse the trend. Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines epidemic as something that is “excessively prevalent.” The U.S. Centers for Disease Control …
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 …