Federal labor officials want construction companies in New Jersey to ensure that employees working above 6 feet have the proper equipment to protect themselves from falls. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the call this …
The state of Vermont is honoring several companies for their commitment to safety in the workplace. The Ben & Jerry’s plant in St. Albans and the H.P. Hood plant in Barre have won awards in the large business category. Chroma …
Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead says more may need to be done to combat the state’s high workplace fatality rate. Mead told a meeting of the Wyoming Oil and Gas Industry Safety Alliance on Tuesday that new state workplace safety legislation …
Many employers are in the dark over whether their safety incentive programs encourage or discourage the reporting of injuries and illnesses by their employees, or if they have no effect. But a new report says employers, and the federal officials …
Wyoming has hired seven employees to do workplace safety checks with new funding from state lawmakers. The director of the Department of Workforce Services, Joan Evans, told KCWY-TV that the new employees will work under the state branch of the …
A new report says 58 Massachusetts workers were killed on the job in 2011, at an average of 1.1 worker death each week. The report, titled “Dying for Work in Massachusetts,” was published last week by the Massachusetts AFL-CIO and …
The nation’s premier worker safety agency takes nearly eight years on average to adopt new safety regulations, government auditors said in a report. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration takes far too long compared to other agencies, safety experts said …
A proposal aimed at increasing workplace safety in Wyoming through voluntary inspections is on its way to Gov. Matt Mead. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reported that the Senate gave final approval to the bill on Wednesday. The House previously approved …
The former chief of the California Occupational Safety and Health Division defended its Injury’s Illness Prevention Program following a study by think tank RAND Corp. showing the occupational safety program that requires California businesses to eliminate workplace hazards only works …
Cal/OSHA has issued $256,445 in fines to two companies in Chino, Calif. for over 60 safety violations discovered during warehouse inspections that found unsafe working conditions. The California Department of Industrial Relations’ Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) issued …
