New alliance to aid solid waste-to-energy management workers October 14, 2005 OSHA's latest pact is with IWSA, whose members dispose of 84,000 tons of trash a day while generating clean energyRead More
Unscheduled absenteeism on the rise October 14, 2005 More and more employees feel it is wasteful to not use all their sick days, says reportRead More
Up to 15 percent of asthma cases are job-related October 14, 2005 Many cases of occupational asthma remain undiagnosed; employers should know the symptomsRead More
Office ergonomics: Get off your rump once in a while October 14, 2005 Sixty percent of workers report being planted in their chairs for more than six hours a dayRead More
Worker killed at stone company that OSHA fined last year October 7, 2005 Lack of training, supervision may have played a role in immigrant worker being crushed by slabs of graniteRead More
Thousands of fatalities prevented by record seat belt usage October 7, 2005 With 82 percent of Americans buckling up, Transportation Secretary Mineta says 15,700 fatalities, 350,000 serious injuries are avoided each yearRead More
OSHA forms alliance with material handling industry October 7, 2005 Agency will work with three key organizations to prevent amputations and exposure to ergo-related hazardsRead More
Excavating company faces criminal charges in trench collapse October 7, 2005 Pennsylvania firm cited for "egregiously willful" safety violations at work siteRead More
Harwood training grants include $5 million for Gulf Coast recovery October 7, 2005 Workers engaged in disaster response will receive critical health and safety trainingRead More
Contractor fined $108,500 for deadly trenching accident October 7, 2005 Walls of a 33-foot deep trench collapsed at Texas construction company's work siteRead More
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