Regulations designed to protect consumers, workers, and the environment do not have a negative impact on the job market and, in some cases, actually spur job creation, according to new research from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI).
Electrical hazards, problems with emergency exits and sloppy recordkeeping got a Lowe’s store in Castle Rock, Colorado hit recently with 13 OSHA violations and $82,700 in proposed penalties.
Companies in Washington state cited for hazardous work conditions will no longer be able to continue with business as usual while in the process of appealing citations, under signed into law last week by Washington Governor Chris Gregoire.
By official proclamation, the City of Salem, Oregon has declared May 4 “Occupational Safety and Health Professional Day” in recognition of occupational safety and health professionals and “the work they do to keep people safe at work.
A wind farm worker in Illinois suffered severe burns after a fellow worker inadvertently energized a transformer – an incident which sparked an OSHA investigation resulting in multiple violations against Outland Renewable Services.
Innovative research and programs that get kids moving will reduce the devastating toll of heart disease and stroke in communities across the country, according to American Heart Association patient advocates, who delivered that message to Congress during last week’s You’re the Cure on the Hill Day.
For the first time ever, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has released two separate guidelines for the same chemical based on size – and it’s all about nanotechnology.
Although it’s three decades old, a powerful enforcement tool has been used for the very first time by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
URS Corporation, a global engineering and construction firm, has been awarded the Corporate Health Achievement Award (CHAA) by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).
OSHA has cited Pearl Leather Finishing Inc. of Johnstown, NY for 20 alleged violations of workplace health and safety standards at its Johnstown plant.