Serial Violator Blames OSHA Penalties for Layoffs
Aluminum Shapes, a New Jersey company, has the rare distinction of being the subject of one of only ten enforcement-related…
Press Releases Reduce Workplace Injuries. So Why Has OSHA Stopped Issuing Them?
I’ve been writing (over and over again) about OSHA’s failure to issue more than a tiny number of enforcement-related press…
OSHA Enforcement: Reporters Report While OSHA Mostly Hides
Here we are, at the end of July, and OSHA continues to hide the fact that it actually enforces the…
No Excuse: Confined Spaces Continue to Kill
I wrote a few weeks ago about the death of three workers in a confined space incident where the initial…
Fraser Shipyards: Playing “Catch-up” Kills Workers
No matter how terrible an incident, no matter how many workers are injured or killed, there are a few constants…
OSHA Enforcement vs. Compliance Assistance: Myth vs. Fact
One of the most persistent — and distorted — arguments in the health and safety community is about how best…
Enforcement Update: OSHA Still Embarrassed About Enforcing the Law
Press Release Drought Continues When Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta testified last month before the US Senate, he committed to…
OSHA Enforcement Update: Press Release Forecast – Still Slim to None.
Since late April, OSHA has issued only three additional enforcement press releases (listed below, Gulf Cable, the Saipan casino case,…
A Company That Was Bound to Kill Someone
Zachary Henzerling, a 20 year old ” big kid at heart,” was on his third week at work for Environmental…
New Jersey Workplace Violence Case: DOL & OSHA Cave In
Which statement below represents reality? This one? NOTICE TO EMPLOYEES OF BRMC WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PREVENTION PLAN May 22,2017 Bergen Regional…