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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. 

Working with cutting tools is an essential and regular part of many workflows. While employees may feel comfortable handling these tools, it’s important to avoid complacency and emphasize the importance of cutting tool safety.

Acclimatizing our bodies to extreme cold fronts and heat waves can be helpful, but that is a gradual process. We must find ways to combat changing weather and working conditions so that productivity and safety aren’t compromised.

Federal workplace safety authorities have fined a central Pennsylvania confectionary factory more than $14,500 following an accident last year in which two workers fell into a vat of chocolate.

The OSHA standard on machine guarding is one of the top 10 most frequently penalized OSHA standards for FY 2022. 

Regardless of the specific industry or job, lone workers face unique occupational risks due to their isolation from others.

Currently designated as NFPA 660: Standard for Combustible Dusts, the all-encompassing standard will be completed in 2024 and likely released in late 2024/early 2025.

OSHA developed several forklift safety guidelines to help protect drivers and pedestrians. As part of their requirements, pedestrian pathways should be clearly marked and free of obstruction. 

Warehouses worldwide have reorganized, streamlined, increased staff and taken other measures to optimize operations. However, one aspect managers often forget about is the air quality.