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Articles Tagged with ''injuries''

Tesla workers demand safety data from company’s Board

“We’re tired of suffering preventable injury after preventable injury”
August 1, 2017
A group of workers at Tesla’s Fremont, California facility sent an open letter to the independent members of Tesla’s Board of Directors on Monday, in which they formally requested access to the electric car company’s safety plan.
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How to reduce heavy lifting: Try this “soft sell” approach

Dan Markiewicz
Dan Markiewicz MS, CIH, CSP, RMP
July 30, 2017

To sell something, you often ease the customer into a buying mood. The following will help you convince management to adopt NIOSH’s 2013 Recommended Weight Limits.


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Mich. truck driver charged in on-the-job death of co-worker

July 28, 2017
The death of one man working in a roadside construction zone and serious injury to another have led to reckless driving charges against the co-worker who struck them with his truck.
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New fall protection product from Honeywell reduces risk of severed lifelines for workers at height

New Honeywell Miller® TurboLite™ Edge Personal Fall Limiters are designed to protect workers in situations that involve an edge and require a foot-level tie-off
July 28, 2017
A new line of personal fall limiters (PFLs) now available from Honeywell is designed to prevent a severed lifeline and to protect a worker in the event of a fall, which could lead to severe injuries or death for construction workers and others working at height.
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Modular construction can help reduce the fatal four accidents

July 26, 2017
The most common accidents reported from construction sites, named the “Fatal Four” by OSHA, were responsible for 64.2 percent of construction worker deaths in 2015: falls, struck by an object (“injuries produced by forcible contact or impact between the injured person and an object or piece of equipment”), electrocution, and caught-in or –between hazards (can-ins, pulled into machinery, crushed by two pieces of machinery, etc.).
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Learning to construct a lean safety culture

July 25, 2017
The SafeBuild Alliance Lean Safety Subcommittee has a vision to create a partnered work environment that fosters collaboration, relationships and diverse ideas that provide the most efficient, effective and safest work environment.
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Workers trapped when roof collapses

July 25, 2017
Three workers were seriously injured and rescued this June in a construction accident in Astoria, Queens, according to New York City CBS2 TV.
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Oakland construction collapse buries workers under wet concrete and debris

July 25, 2017
Twelve people suffered minor injuries when a building under construction partially collapsed in downtown Oakland in May, burying workers under wet concrete and debris, according to NBC Bay Area TV.
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Lifting equipment linked to fewer injuries among nursing home workers

July 24, 2017
Injuries among nursing home workers significantly decreased after the start of a safety program that included mechanical lifting equipment and training on how to use it, according to a NIOSH-funded study at the University of Massachusetts Lowell published in the journal Safety Science.
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Bangladesh Accord extended three years – worker protections strengthened, proponents promote an “alternative to standard CSR programs”

Garrett Brown MPH, CIH
July 21, 2017
Two global unions, four labor rights organizations and 23 apparel brands and retailers agreed in late June to amend and extend the ground-breaking Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety that has led to safer working conditions for 4 million garment workers in the world’s #2 apparel producer.
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