I just summarised a recent paper that explored the role that regulatory violations/penalties have on repeat violation behaviour (and interestingly, …Regulatory/OSHA safety violations/penalties and the effect on organisational outcome
Bring OSHA into the 21st Century The Occupational Safety and Health Act just had its 52nd birthday. OSHA was born in an era where manufacturing was …Dispatches From the Front Lines of Workplace Safety & Health
APCIA’s response came a day after State Farm made a surprise announcement on Friday that it is “necessary to take these actions now to improve” its financial strength and that it “will continue to evaluate our approach based on changing market conditions.” The insurer cited increased risks from wildfires and inflation among the reasons. This … Continue reading Increasing Cost of Claims Drives State Farm Out of the California Property Insurance Market
Tadd Machovec, a Davenport contractor, told the newspaper he was inside putting up a support beam when the building came down. Some people in the area said the building has had problems. City officials said Sunday that they had several complaints from residents about needed repairs. “The tenants told us the building was going to … Continue reading No Deaths Reported After Iowa Apartment Building Collapse
So, assuming radical Republicans don’t sabotage the agreement that their fearless leader, Speaker Kevin McCarthy, reached with President Biden, we …What the Debt Ceiling Agreement Means for Workplace Safety
Across nationwide testing, marijuana positivity rates for 2022 reached 4.3% (up from 2.7% in 2017), with biggest gains found in states that legalized recreational marijuana. Impairment and related safety hazards have been disrupting the workplace resulting in lost time, absenteeism, safety hazards, and serious industrial accidents. We track annual positivity test reports from Quest Diagnostics, … Continue reading High Times: Marijuana Positivity in Workplace Drug Tests Reaches 25-Year Record | Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog
Last week workers were killed in explosions, fires, lightning, falls, building collapses, forklift incidents, shootings and vehicle incidents. On …Weekly Toll: Killed at Work
The federal government is planning to reform a workplace safety program that was scrutinized in a recent ProPublica investigation. The Star Program recognizes workplaces with strong safety programs and rewards them by curtailing the number of times government regulators show up randomly. It is based on the theory that motivating companies to adhere to best … Continue reading OSHA Plans to Reform “Star” Workplace Safety Program — ProPublica
As an alternative lens to yesterday’s post on the evidence surrounding safety culture interventions (* and however one wants to define the target of …Some debate around the construct of ‘safety culture’
US Department of Labor announces more than $12M in grant funding available for worker safety, health training grants WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of more than $12.7 million in funding to make more good jobs available to the U.S. workforce by supporting training initiatives designed to promote safe and … Continue reading US Department of Labor announces more than $12M in grant funding available for worker safety, health training grants
Nine inspections in four states find Dollar General exposed workers to obstructed exits, fire, electrical hazards; carry $3.4M in new penalties Since 2017, more than $21M in proposed fines for national retailer after 240 inspections WASHINGTON – Unsafe conditions typically found by federal workplace safety inspectors at discount stores operated by Dollar General Corp. and … Continue reading Nine inspections in four states find Dollar General exposed workers to obstructed exits, fire, electrical hazards; carry $3.4M in new penalties
On Thursday, May 18, 2023, Kate McMahon, Lindsay DiSalvo and Beeta Lashkari presented a webinar regarding The Latest on the Rulemaking Agenda for …2023 OSHA Rulemaking and Standards Priorities
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