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JBS USA Food Co. will provide $4M to assist individuals and communities impacted by child labor.

OSHA investigators find fatal incident could have been prevented with proper safety precautions. 

Until now, however, there was no industry standard for these products in the United States.

On June 21, 2021, OSHA issued an Emergency Temporary Standard to protect workers from COVID-19 in healthcare settings.

Repeat violations include improper lockout/tagout procedures, not training employees, exposing workers to hazardous chemicals, and other serious and non-serious violations. 

A dozen workers were hospitalized in chemical gas release in July 2024. 

When safety issues arise at a construction site, they lead to cascading challenges: project delays, soaring insurance costs, legal liabilities, and lost worker time. 

Find out which roofing contractors faced the heftiest penalties from the Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for safety violations in 2024; the list considers penalty amounts and fatal incidents in its rankings.

Sheet metal workers face many well-known occupational threats, but some are less obvious or often overlooked.