Source: National Employment Law Project Washington — Two months after Secretary of Labor R. Alexander Acosta touted OSHA’s increased number of inspections, the National Employment Law Project has released new data showing that the agency is coming up short in one measure. In a data brief issued June 11, NELP states that enforcement units in …
Tag: Safety Orientation
Survey: Who sleeps at work, where and how much
A recent survey shows which workers are more likely to sleep while on the job, including four safety-sensitive industries. Amerisleep polled 1,001 people about sleeping at work. Here’s the breakdown for four safety-sensitive industries: construction: 68.2% manufacturing: 52.6% transportation and warehousing: 52.6%, and medical and health care: 52.1%. For comparison, the top industry was technology …
Passed out, fell while smoking first e-cig and applies for workers’ comp
This employee was on a break and had just stepped out of his employer’s vehicle when he passed out and fell to the ground. Was this work-related and eligible for workers’ comp benefits? Larry Brooks worked for the City of Winston-Salem as a senior crew coordinator in the Utilities Department. He supervised a team of …
Protecting America’s Workers Act Reintroduced in Senate
Washington — Six senators are making another attempt to pass the Protecting America’s Workers Act – legislation that has been introduced in both houses of Congress over multiple sessions in the past 14 years. None of the bills has made it past the committee stage in 15 previous tries, beginning with an attempt by the …
Six dead in FIU bridge collapse
A new pedestrian bridge under construction near the campus of Florida International University collapsed Thursday, crushing eight cars underneath the concrete slabs. The Miami-Dade Police Department confirmed to NBC Miami on Friday that six people have died. “This has turned into from a rescue to a recovery operation,” Det. Alvaro Zabaleta said. According to NBC …
10 Worker Safety and Productivity Tips for 2018
Workplace safety is a multifaceted issue for many manufacturers and industrial operators. It includes both machine and process safety and is vital to protecting workers, avoiding production interruptions and achieving operational excellence. While it’s a new year, the challenges in manufacturing remain the same, including fewer available workers, globalization, innovation, safety and security concerns and …
Workplace nonfatal injuries and illnesses drop
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says the number and rate of nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses declined from 2015 to 2016. BLS says 2.9 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses were reported by private industry employers in 2016, which occurred at a rate of 2.9 cases per 100 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers. That’s nearly …
DOL Women’s Bureau Turns 97
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau has been around a long time. Ninety-seven years, to be precise, something the agency is celebrating. The bureau was created by Public Law No. 259 on June 5, 1920, which gave the bureau the duty to “formulate standards and policies which shall promote the welfare of wage-earning women, …
Post-election, people even more stressed by political talk at work, survey shows
Washington – Months into the new presidential administration, American workers are feeling more anxious and negative regarding political talk at work than they did prior to the election, according to the latest survey from the American Psychological Association. The survey gathered responses from 1,311 full- or part-time workers from Feb. 16 to March 8 and …