The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined Dukane Precast Inc. for four safety violations.
One of the citation included a willful violation for failure to call emergency services when one worker was engulfed in a sand bin and received serious injuries.
The fines total $70,000. Since 1981, Dukane Precast Inc. OSHA has fined the company for 25 violations.
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Occupational Health and Safety features, a cardiologist, Dr. Michael S. Lauer, discussing the results of a recent study finding that U.S. guidelines concerning daily aerobic exercise are insufficient.
Those guidelines prescribe 30 minutes of aerobic exercise a day, but the study recommends more than that, at least for “low-risk” adults.
Despite some conflicting and insufficient data concerning exercise — as well as public confusion — there can be no question about the powerful benefits of exercise in promoting heart health and warding off various diseases, Sauer says.
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Don’t Doubt the Value of Exercise, NHLBI Author Advises
The Union Pacific Railroad, centered in Topeka, Kansas, has been ordered to pay almost $40,000 to an employee following the recent results of a whistle-blower investigation.
This amount includes an award of $25,000 in punitive damages, after the Railroad was found to have retaliated against an employee.
The employee had reported a work-related injury and had been subsequently given a 10-day unpaid suspension.
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This article is about the efforts of the NIOSH in educating small business owners on safety and health of their workforce.
They have published a new guide to aid in this effort.
It specifically looks into providing access to specific issues by allowing access to training materials and more hazard information.
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NIOSH Posts Guide for Small Businesses
The United States Labor Department, OSHA issued a citation for Continental Carbonic Products, which makes dry ice, for 17 different health and safety violations.
The company, who produces dry ice, may have to pay up to $60,000.00 in fines.
The serious safety violations at the plant, located in Geenville, Ohio include failure to provide an emergency evacuation plan, failure to provide emergency shower, and many other infractions.
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US Labor Department’s OSHA cites Continental Carbonic Products for 17 health and safety violations at Greenville, Ohio, dry ice plant
A fire that started on July 14th is still giving fire-fighting boat crews difficulty as it burns on.
Troubles from both within and without plague this tugboat’s efforts to stay afloat as water to combat the fire and stored items threaten its balance.
They are still attempting to put out the fire to save what cargo they can.
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Tugboats’ Firefighting Efforts Continue
While it has always been dangerous to mine or drill, over the years safety codes decreased the risk of a death during the act, but recently, the numbers of fatal accidents on such sites have increased.
Also, those who are injured find it difficult to find compensation to various factors and the severity of the violation.
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Risky business: Injuries rise and fall with pace of Louisiana’s shale drilling
A radical shift is about to happen. Soon, all people will be connected 24/7.
Rugged computers that can even be used in sunlight are on the horizon. The old office will go the way of the dodo bird and we will all work for the office in our own homes.
Devices such as computers will be smaller and smart phones are more likely to be used as computers. People will always baffle at how computers and other devices get smaller and yet have more power.
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Workers at at warehouse distribution center in Eastvale, California have filed a complaint with the state OSHA office.
Among the many safety violations they claimed include blocked exits and inadequate lighting and broken equipment. They also state that the employer forces workers making minimum wage to pay for their own safety equipment.
They have a photo of the price list for safety items like gloves and safety glasses that the warehouse has posted. The warehouse serves Walmart and Sam’s Club.
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WORKPLACE: OSHA complaint filed against warehouse operators
Triple T Heating and Cooling, of Utah, is the proud recipient of a workplace safety award.
The car repair industry can be a dangerous work place, and the fact that this family-owned company can keep a safe and hospitable workplace does not go unnoticed.
The award is given based upon the requirement and observance of safety procedures and precautions performed by the company, which won over nearly 80 applicants all over Utah.
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TRIPLE “T” HEATING AND COOLING
