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Items Tagged with 'workplace hazards'

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Dollar Tree

Dollar General hit with another $3.4M in OSHA penalties

Since 2017, more than $21M in proposed fines for national retailer after 240 inspections
May 30, 2023
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OSHA inspections at Dollar General stores commonly find aisles, emergency exits, fire extinguishers and electrical panels blocked by stored merchandise and other materials, and boxes stacked unsafely. 


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Ignoring or engaging in risky behavior might be a perception issue

Peter G. Furst
April 27, 2023
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A person’s perception of risk or their tolerance of it, will in one way or another influence their decision-making and impact their safety.


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Welder’s anthrax

A closer look at the dangers of welder’s anthrax

Rick Pedley
April 27, 2023
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Welder’s anthrax is a serious health risk for welders and metalworkers. Learn more about this disease, how it spreads, and how to prevent exposure.


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10 tips for successful sound measurements

Richard Wexler
April 27, 2023
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Monitoring sound levels is important for worker or visitor safety, to avoid harmful sound levels. Sound level monitoring may also be tied to compliance.


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OSHA’s 2021 standard interpretations

OSHA inspection again finds Dollar General store exits, walkways blocked

April 13, 2023
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These hazards and the proposed penalties assessed after these inspections now have the Tennessee-based, Dollar General Corp. and Dolgencorp LLC facing more than $16 million in fines since 2017.


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How to rethink factory layout design to improve safety conditions

Bryan Christiansen
March 21, 2023
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To achieve optimal workplace safety standards, factory layouts should be well-designed to prevent various workplace hazards.


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8 steps to a lockout-tagout procedure

A guide to reducing accidents and eliminating hazards
Rick Pedley
March 20, 2023
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The lockout-tagout process will keep workers safe when maintaining equipment in the field. Use these steps to develop the proper LOTO procedure for your worksite.


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OSHA enforcement

Dollar General inspections in Florida, Georgia find employees exposed to blocked emergency exits, other dangers

National discount retailer faces an additional $1M in penalties, $15M since 2017
March 15, 2023
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While it portrays its store chain as “America’s neighborhood general store,” Dollar General Corp. and Dolgencorp LLC – one of the nation’s largest discount retailers – continues to expose workers to unsafe conditions, this time at four Florida and Georgia stores. 


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Texas Dollar Tree inspection finds storeroom exits blocked, boxes stacked dangerously

National discount retailer faces another $254K in fines for workplace safety failures
February 23, 2023
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Soon after federal workplace safety inspectors arrived at a Dollar Tree store in Mount Pleasant, Texas, they found the national discount retailer again shortchanging employee safety – continuing a pattern of disregard dating back to 2017 – by allowing storeroom merchandise to block exits and walkways and stacking boxes high enough to fall on workers.


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Amazon cited yet again for exposing workers to ergonomic hazards

Findings at Colorado Springs delivery station mark the 7th location found ignoring well-known hazards
February 23, 2023
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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. 


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