The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is appealing an administrative law judge's decision regarding how it chooses to cite employers for safety violations.
OSHA appeals court's decision on citation practices
New proposed OSHA rule stirs some employers
The federal Occupations Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, has proposed some guidelines regarding the reporting of workplace accidents which have caused some consternation among some employers, particularly those who would like to conduct drug and alcohol tests after an accident.
NSC survey reveals many workers have real concerns about safety
The National Safety Council, the renowned nonprofit advocacy group, recently released the results of a fascinating study gauging employee feelings about workplace safety, a truly important topic given that 4,836 people lost their lives in work-related accidents in 2015 alone.
Workplace safety: refusing hazardous work
Construction accident injures one, kills another
Legal advocate can help develop workers' compensation claim
Three workers injured in California workplace accident
It is important for workers to be familiar with the workplace safety protections available to them. California workplace safety investigators are investigating a carbon monoxide exposure incident at a Northern California construction site in the East Bay area. According to a Division of Occupational Safety and Health representative, the state workplace safety investigators are determining if proper safety procedures were being followed when the incident took place. All three injured workers involved in the incident were taken to local hospitals following the construction accident.
Workplace safety should be every company's first priority
As any California construction worker can attest, the construction industry is fraught with dangers that can cause serious or fatal injury. That is why every company in this industry should make workplace safety its first priority, and most of them do. The California Division of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) sets minimum safety standards for companies to follow that are designed to minimize the risk of injury to workers. Even so, accidents can still occur, and some of them are fatal.
A top-10 list that a safety-conscious company wants no part of
If you're a company manager -- especially a safety official -- for a California enterprise or other business entity nationally, you're always glad to receive an accolade or two regarding your conscious promotion of safe work practices and outcomes for employees, right?
Patient-related safety risks for workers in medical settings
California workers in myriad industries across the state know well that lifting and repositioning objects of material weight poses distinct injury and accident risks.
