June 5, 2023, 1:27 PM CDT By Denise Chow and Evan Bush Millions of people across the Midwest are under dangerous air quality conditions Monday, as smoke from wildfires in eastern Canada wafts over the region. Hazy skies have blanketed a wide swath of the country from the Ohio Valley to as far south as … Continue reading Air quality levels in parts of the U.S. plunge as Canada wildfires rage
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May 16, 2023 Fatality – Fatality Alert | Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
Accident Report: Fatality Reference May 16, 2023 Fatality PDF VERSION MAY 16, 2023 - FATALITY ALERT_0.PDF (424.28 KB) MINE FATALITY – On May 16, 2023, a bulldozer operator died when a spoil pile slid and engulfed the bulldozer he was operating. At the time of the accident, the bulldozer operator was repairing a ramp used to … Continue reading May 16, 2023 Fatality – Fatality Alert | Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
Weekly Toll: The Last Shift
Last week, workers were electrocuted, shot, and killed in explosions, falls, logging and vehicle incidents On average, over 100 workers are killed …Weekly Toll: The Last Shift
City Turns Contractor into OSHA for Trench Hazards
Last Fall, I wrote about the failure of my city’s public works department to enforce safe working conditions for the city’s contractors. Their excuse…City Turns Contractor into OSHA for Trench Hazards
Sharp end adaptations and complexity
Not much to add to the attached. Woods et al. in “Behind Human Error” discuss the necessary adaptation required by operators. That is, they argue “In…Sharp end adaptations and complexity
Not a Fan of French Power Plant Fan Filters
Revised 6/4/2023 Originally posted August 2, 2013: I had only been an electrician a couple of months before I heard about Power Plant Louvers. My …Not a Fan of French Power Plant Fan Filters
The role of sleep hygiene in the risk of Shift Work Disorder in nurses
This study explored individual factors that contribute to risk of shift work disorder and particularly in the context of sleep hygiene. Several …The role of sleep hygiene in the risk of Shift Work Disorder in nurses
Regulatory/OSHA safety violations/penalties and the effect on organisational outcome
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
OSHA Workplace Training Topics & Downloadable Information – 2023
A Accident Investigation (see Incident Investigation) Agricultural Operations Airline Industry Ammonia Refrigeration Anthrax Apparel and Footwear Industry Arsenic Asbestos Asphalt (Bitumen) Fumes Autobody Repair and Refinishing Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) Avian Influenza B Backovers (see Preventing Backovers) Basic Steel Products Battery Manufacturing Benzene Beryllium Biofuels Biological Agents Bioterrorism Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention Botulism Brownfields … Continue reading OSHA Workplace Training Topics & Downloadable Information – 2023
Ending Gender-Based Violence at Work and Beyond | U.S. Department of Labor Blog
Today, the White House released the first-ever U.S. National Plan to End Gender-Based Violence. The plan lays out a roadmap for a whole-of-government effort to prevent and address gender-based violence in the United States. One of the groundbreaking aspects of this plan is that it reflects principles from the International Labor Organization’s Convention on Violence … Continue reading Ending Gender-Based Violence at Work and Beyond | U.S. Department of Labor Blog
Ex-Signal Peak Mine safety manager sentenced for conspiring
BILLINGS - A former safety manager at Signal Peak Energy coal mine was sentenced this week for his role in a coverup of a mining accident that left a worker with a partial amputation after his fingers were crushed in an investigation the U.S. Attorney’s Office characterized as a broad corruption case. — Read on … Continue reading Ex-Signal Peak Mine safety manager sentenced for conspiring
US Department of Labor finds fire, electrical, other hazards in inspections at two southeast Oklahoma Dollar General stores putting workers at risk | U.S. Department of Labor
National retailer assessed more than $21M in proposed penalties since 2017 HARTSHORNE, OK – When federal workplace safety investigators opened inspections in December 2022 at two Dollar General stores in southeast Oklahoma, they found blocked exit routes and walkways exposing employees to fire hazards, the same types of violations investigators discovered in stores across the … Continue reading US Department of Labor finds fire, electrical, other hazards in inspections at two southeast Oklahoma Dollar General stores putting workers at risk | U.S. Department of Labor
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