Jan. 14, 2016 Excavation company again exposes workers to the dangers of trench cave-ins at Middleton, Wisconsin sewer-line site OSHA fines A-1 Excavating $69K for 15th violation since 2000 Employer name: A-1 Excavating Inc., Bloomer, Wisconsin Inspection site: Valley Ridge Road, Middleton Citations issued: Jan. 14, 2016 Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational …
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Top 10 causes and costs of disabling workplace injuries
Serious (but non-fatal) workplace injuries cost U.S. businesses $1.19 billion a week in workers’ compensation. What types of injuries contribute most to this $61.88 billion a year cost to employers? The 2016 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index breaks down the top 10 causes of these disabling injuries: Overexertion involving outside sources (injuries related to lifting, …
High & Dry Roofing faces $152K in fines, additional enforcement action
Jan. 5, 2016 Serial violator exposes employees to potentially fatal fall and other hazards at New Hampshire worksite High & Dry Roofing faces $152K in fines, additional enforcement action CONCORD, N.H. – Litchfield contractor Michael Cahoon, who does business as High & Dry Roofing, knows he must protect his employees against falls and other hazards …
Safety is a Popularity Contest-Win It with These Tips
“Companies seeking to remain profitable must continually improve their processes. Paying attention to process results and tweaking the process requires performance measurement and tracking. Having performance scrutinized isn’t always fun. Information may show one group has out-performed another. Some groups may not have done everything required. Performance metrics may negatively influence incentive payouts and promotional …
SLC 2015: A Plant Tour of Baldor Electric Reveals Reasons for Outstanding Safety Record
A tour of the Baldor Electric in Belton, S.C., revealed a facility that cares about quality in terms of products, employee and contractor safety and stewardship of the facility. I always know I’m in a facility where people care when I don’t see spills on the floor, trash piled up near waste collection areas and …
Driving Safety Excellence and Mitigating Corporate and Personal Risk with Next Generation technology
The days of managing health and safety programs using spreadsheets or disparate systems are quickly fading, if not long gone. As companies grow their businesses and requirements for transparency surge, it is becoming increasingly critical that they also bolster their information management approach to avoid risking non-compliance, the health and safety of its employees and …
Dollar General Corp. continues to expose employees to workplace safety and health hazards
Oct. 29, 2015 Dollar General Corp. continues to expose employees to workplace safety and health hazards at store in Hamburg, Pennsylvania Company fined more than $113K following OSHA investigationEmployer name: Dollar General Corp. is headquartered at 100 Mission Ridge in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. The inspected store is located at 700 South 4th Street, Hamburg, Pa. Citations …
Is Reg to Put Companies’ Injury Data Online About to Become Reality?
A regulation to revise how companies report injury data to OSHA is one step closer to reality. The rule would also make companies’ injury data available online to the public. OSHA’s “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses” draft final rule arrived at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on Oct. 5. The proposal …
Dollar General Corp. exposes employees to workplace safety and health hazards
U.S. Department of Labor | Sept. 28, 2015 Dollar General Corp. exposes employees to workplace safety and health hazards at stores in Boone and Harrison counties Company fined $169K following OSHA investigation Employer name: Dollar General Corp., headquartered at 100 Mission Ridge, Goodlettsville, Tennessee. The two inspected stores are located at 421 Main Street in …