OSHA Proposes New Walkaround Regulation
OSHA has finally issued its official proposal to update how workers can choose their walk-around representatives. Choosing someone to walk…
Weekly Toll: Dead on the Job
How workers died last week. Heat, electrocutions, crane collapse, explosion, tree trimming, machinery and vehicle incidents and on and on…
Cease-Fire in War Between OSHA and Dollar Tree
OSHA has reached an agreement with one of the country’s leading health and safety violators. For the second time in…
Good News: OSHA Can Still Issue Safety Standards
A couple of months ago, I wrote a piece about how industry associations are getting tired of suing OSHA to…
Workplace Violence: Protecting Retail Workers
Late on the night of June 2, 23-year-old Tava Woodard was killed in a robbery at the Roadrunner convenience store…
Weekly Toll: The Final Shift
How workers died last week. Backed over, falls, electrocution, shootings, machinery incidents, vehicle incidents and on and on and on.…
Weekly Toll: Death on the Job
How workers died over the past few weeks: I was on vacation for a couple of weeks, so this is…
Weekly Toll: How Workers Die
How workers died over the past few weeks: I was on vacation for a couple of weeks, so this is…
Hiding Unsafe Conditions Behind Suicide
I have no great affection for employers who fail to provide a safe workplace — as the law and common…