By Eric Conn, Kate McMahon, and Beeta Lashkari On Friday, May 19, 2023, OSHA presented at the Small Business Administration’s (“SBA”) Small Business …OSHA To Initiate SBREFA Process for Heat Illness Rulemaking – Join CMC’s Rulemaking Coalition
This conference paper very briefly described a human factors analysis of rail freight yard performance, based on observations, expert elicitation and…Human performance in the rail freight yard
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
This 2004 paper used diary methodology to track employee self-reported incidents/events and errors (including recovery from errors), and also the …Biases in incident reporting databases: an empirical study in the chemical process industry
Revised 5/27/2023 Originally Posted July 26, 2013: I suppose everyone at some point in their life wishes they could work at Disney World or some …Sky Climbing in the Dark with Power Plant Boiler Rats
“You’re biased” is probably a common expression on social media debates. Noting this, decades of research has highlighted that everybody has their …The bias blind spot: Perceptions of bias in self versus others
June 20, 2022 Fatality - Final Report Accident Report: Fatality Reference June 20, 2022 Fatality PDF VERSION JUNE 20, 2022 - FINAL REPORT.PDF (1.08 MB) FAI-6915008-1 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF INVESTIGATION Surface (Crushed, Broken Granite) Fatal Slip or Fall of Person Accident June 20, 2022 Explosive Contractors … Continue reading June 20, 2022 Fatality – Final Report | Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
The Tennessee General Assembly has approved a workers’ compensation presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is work-related for firefighters, joining several other states that have adopted mental health presumptions in recent years. Senate Bill 856, sponsored by state Rep. Johnny Garrett, R-Goodlettsville, was named after Dustin Samples, an east Tennessee firefighter who took his own life … Continue reading Tennessee Lawmakers Approve PTSD Workers’ Comp Presumption for Firefighters
More than a third of workplace injuries occur during employees’ first year on the job, regardless of age or industry experience, according to a new report from Travelers. In fact, an employee’s time spent in a particular role is one of the driving factors in injury frequency, according to Travelers 2023 Injury Impact Report, which … Continue reading 34% of Workplace Injuries Occur in First Year on the Job: Travelers
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Attorneys for a group of workers who believe their jobs cleaning up a massive coal ash spill in Tennessee led to a slew of illnesses, including fatal cancers, have reached a settlement with the contractor who organized the cleanup for the Tennessee Valley Authority, according to a notice posted on the … Continue reading Contractor Says it has Settled Lawsuit with Sick and Dying Coal Ash Workers
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