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Articles Tagged with ''workplace hazards''

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How to rethink factory layout design to improve safety conditions

Bryan Christiansen
March 21, 2023

To achieve optimal workplace safety standards, factory layouts should be well-designed to prevent various workplace hazards.


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8 steps to a lockout-tagout procedure

A guide to reducing accidents and eliminating hazards
Rick Pedley
March 20, 2023

The lockout-tagout process will keep workers safe when maintaining equipment in the field. Use these steps to develop the proper LOTO procedure for your worksite.


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Dollar General inspections in Florida, Georgia find employees exposed to blocked emergency exits, other dangers

National discount retailer faces an additional $1M in penalties, $15M since 2017
March 15, 2023

While it portrays its store chain as “America’s neighborhood general store,” Dollar General Corp. and Dolgencorp LLC – one of the nation’s largest discount retailers – continues to expose workers to unsafe conditions, this time at four Florida and Georgia stores. 


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Texas Dollar Tree inspection finds storeroom exits blocked, boxes stacked dangerously

National discount retailer faces another $254K in fines for workplace safety failures
February 23, 2023

Soon after federal workplace safety inspectors arrived at a Dollar Tree store in Mount Pleasant, Texas, they found the national discount retailer again shortchanging employee safety – continuing a pattern of disregard dating back to 2017 – by allowing storeroom merchandise to block exits and walkways and stacking boxes high enough to fall on workers.


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Amazon cited yet again for exposing workers to ergonomic hazards

Findings at Colorado Springs delivery station mark the 7th location found ignoring well-known hazards
February 23, 2023

Federal workplace safety inspectors, once again, found that the world’s largest e-commerce company exposed workers to hazardous conditions at one of its distribution centers. 


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2022 Top 10 OSHA Violations: Eye and Face Protection

No. 9 in the 10 most frequently penalized OSHA standards for FY 2022
February 14, 2023

The OSHA standard on eye and face protection is one of the top 10 most frequently penalized OSHA standards for FY 2022. 


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5 key ways to protect your hands during construction work

Rick Pedley
February 9, 2023

Working construction can lead to debilitating hand injuries. Crews can use these safety tips to protect their hands when using potentially hazardous equipment.


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Fined more than $15M since 2017, Dollar General hit with another $387K in OSHA fines

January 26, 2023

Just weeks after being cited with federal safety violations, Dollar General Corp. and Dolgencorp LLC have once again exposed workers to unsafe conditions, this time at two store locations in Florida and another in Alabama.


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Warehouse

OSHA finds 3 Amazon warehouses exposed workers to hazards

January 18, 2023

OSHA has again cited Amazon for failing to keep workers safe, and has issued hazard alert letters after inspections at three warehouse facilities – in Deltona, Florida; Waukegan, Illinois; and New Windsor, New York – after finding workers exposed to ergonomic hazards.


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Dollar General continues to expose employees to workplace dangers, this time in Thomasville, Georgia

December 17, 2022

On June 14, 2022, OSHA inspectors found the Thomasville store had merchandise blocking an electrical panel and the store’s only emergency exit door in the area.


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