Rail car maker fined $130,500 following six-month inspection October 21, 2005 Inspection was part of OSHA's program that focuses on work sites with above-average illness and injury ratesRead More
OSHA, home builders renew pact October 21, 2005 Alliance with National Association of Home Builders extended for two more yearsRead More
New OSHA alliance to promote young worker safety October 21, 2005 Agency teams with SkillsUSA to foster safer and healthier workplaces for young workersRead More
Study finds lax safety standards at construction sites October 21, 2005 Inadequate supervision, low penalties for violators are key reasons for injuries and fatalitiesRead More
Coalition commits to first-ever "World Safety Declaration" October 14, 2005 DuPont, GE, BP among 15 companies entering three-year safety commitmentRead More
Excavating firm, president plead guilty in trench collapse October 14, 2005 Company head faces up to six months in prison plus fine for deadly accidentRead More
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
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