A judge last week upheld OSHA citations and penalties against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., finding that the management of a Wal-Mart store in Valley Stream, N.Y. failed to provide adequate crowd control during a sale, resulting in a worker being trampled to death by shoppers in 2008.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) today announced that federal inspectors issued 166 citations and orders during special impact inspections conducted at seven coal mines and one dimension stone quarry last month.
More than 5,000 students who entered the Construction Education Foundation of Georgia’s (CEFGA) CareerExpo and SkillsUSA competition got some unusual souvenirs – and hands-on construction experience they won’t forget.
Although the majority of employed adults are satisfied with their jobs, fewer report being satisfied with specifics such as opportunities for advancement, flexibility, and employee recognition, according to a study just released by the American Psychological Association.
In a speech before the American Bar Association earlier this month, OSHA chief Dr. David Michaels said that workplaces have become much safer during the agency’s forty year existence. In 1970, there were 38 workers killed on the job daily in the U.S., compared with 12 fatalities per day in 2011.
As the U.S. economic outlook continues to improve, employee loyalty is on the decline, according to MetLife’s 9th Annual Study of Employee Benefits Trends, released today.
For three years of excellence in its employee safety and health program, NuStar Energy’s Central West North District facility in Amarillo has been designated a “star” site in OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating a March 23rd incident in which the only air traffic controller on duty at the Ronald Reagan Washington Washington National Airport (DCA) apparently fell asleep, thwarting attempts by two flight crews and other controllers to make contact with him.
An administrative law judge with the Occupational Health and Safety Review Commission has affirmed six of seven safety and health citations issued to Independence-based ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp. by OSHA in July of 2009.
OSHA and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) have released two guidance documents, one for workers and one for employers, which describe the use of spirometry testing to help reduce and prevent worker exposure to respiratory hazards.
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