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Category Archives: Safety Culture
by Laura Dietrich, Certified Professional Ergonomist If you plan to establish an ergonomic committee at your workplace, here are five things that will help to ensure a successful start-up for the committee: #5 – Management Support The most important condition … Continue reading
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has created a webpage which provides a central location for all NIOSH firefighter-related resources, projects, and publications occurring and/or produced within the organization. This includes the addition of subpages that categorizes … Continue reading
Exit route allegedly blocked during emergency Brite Services Inc., doing business as Star Laundry, has been cited by OSHA for 39 serious safety and health violations found at its commercial laundry facility in Paterson, New Jersey. Inspectors were prompted by … Continue reading
Fatal first day on the job for temporary worker The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Bacardi Bottling Corp. with 12 alleged safety violations following the death of a 21-year-old temporary worker his first day … Continue reading
Repeat and serious violations found at Texas facility OSHA has cited Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation in Lufkin, Texas, with three repeat and four serious violations following a June inspection as part of the agency’s Process Safety Management Covered Chemical Facilities National … Continue reading
Preliminary results from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries have been released. Findings show that the number of fatal work injuries in 2011 was slightly lower than final results from 2010. Last year, 4,609 workers … Continue reading
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Continental Terminals Inc., based in Jersey City, New Jersey, with 18 alleged safety and health violations at the company’s warehouse in Kearney. OSHA initiated an inspection upon receiving … Continue reading
The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) and the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) announce a partnership initiative to identify individual and organizational behaviors that adversely impact firefighter health and safety and to develop strategies to mitigate them. The IAFC’s Safety, … Continue reading
Proposed penalties total $104,200 OSHA has cited Tyson Foods, Inc. for seven safety violations after conducting an inspection at the company’s Dakota City, Nebraska beef processing facility, where a mechanic was fatally injured on March 14. The mechanic was performing … Continue reading
