OSHA Cites Before Worker Is Killed
Just a short follow-up to yesterday’s post about the death of an 18-year-old who fell from a roof because his…
18-Year-Old Killed in Fall: Why We Need OSHA, Part 843,053,495
All workplace deaths are tragedies and the vast majority are 100% preventable if OSHA standards are complied with. In other…
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…
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…
Defending Your Castle From OSHA Barbarians
A man’s (sic) home is his castle, so they say. Where he or she is able to make the rules…
Business Groups Attack Workers’ Right to Choose Walkaround Representative
The Chamber of Commerce is bored. Marc Freedman, vice president of employment policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, complained…
New OSHA Enforcement Policy Will Raise Penalties
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is known for its low penalties. Although OSHA’s maximum penalties have been gone up…
OSHA Gets Serious About Fall Protection
How often to you drive by workers up on the roof of a new construction or re-roofing who are not…
Is Workplace Safety Optional?
Everyone seems to have an opinion about OSHA these days — even those who barely knew the agency existed before…
Are Concerned Workers “Informers?”
In 1995, a little known Republican Congressman named John Boehner stated that “Most employers would describe OSHA as the Gestapo…