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OSHA orders roofing company to pay damages after firing whistleblowers

March 4, 2021

Officials say an Oklahoma City roofing and building products company will now have to pay thousands in damages after firing two employees. 


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OSHA announces 8th annual National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction to be May 3-7

March 4, 2021

OSHA encourages construction employers and other stakeholders to join the event to promote awareness and training to address one of the industry’s most serious dangers.


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When should you replace your personal protective equipment?

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Emily Newton
March 3, 2021

On dangerous or risky job sites, and within certain environments, personal protective equipment (PPE) must be worn at all times. It makes perfect sense, because the gear is designed specifically to mitigate severe or fatal accidents. Helmets, for example, protect the head from falling objects, overhead fixtures, and much more.


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5 tips for choosing the right safety gloves for the job at hand

Rick Pedley
February 9, 2021
Companies tend to lose more time and money on hand-related injuries than any other type of work hazard. Regardless of the job, professionals and managers need to protect their hands by choosing the right safety gloves.
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Remote project sites require comprehensive emergency response plan

Chris Enright
February 8, 2021
How well an organization plans for emergencies that may occur at remote locations can be the dividing line between tragedy and success story, whether an employee’s life is saved or lost, or if an operation and capital infrastructure is lost due to an incident.
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Musculoskeletal injuries

Proactive fall prevention – in just 2 minutes

Chelsea Kidd, MBA, CSCS, CPT
January 14, 2021

As the second leading preventable workplace injury, falls plague the workforce. The impact of fall related injuries is felt heavily in service-providing industries as well as transportation, utilities and the health care sector.


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BLS: Workplace fatalities at highest level in 12 years

December 22, 2020

A total of 5,333 workers died as a result of on-the-job injuries in 2019 – a 1.6% increase from 2018 and the highest number of fatalities since 5,657 were recorded in 2007, according to Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries data released Dec. 16 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.


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ASSP: Rising workplace fatalities must be met with standards, safety systems

December 17, 2020

The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP), the world’s oldest professional safety organization, is urging employers to be more active in adopting voluntary national consensus standards and implementing safety and health management systems in response to newly released fatality data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).


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National Safety Council 'alarmed' to see increase in workplace fatalities

December 17, 2020

The National Safety Council is alarmed to see a 2% rise in total worker deaths – 5,333 fatal workplace injuries in 2019 compared to 5,250 in 2018 – according to data released on Wednesday, December 16 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.


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CDC/NIOSH study shows gaiters efficiently prevent germ spread

December 17, 2020

A joint study from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) revealed that neck gaiters are as effective or in some cases even more effective than cloth or surgical masks in preventing transmission of aerosol particles that may spread COVID-19.  


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