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OSHA Cites Alabama Construction Contractor with Willful and Serious rench Safety Violations

Written by Margaret Spence | April 25, 2009 | 0

Occupational Safety and Health Administrations – Regional News Release – April 22, 2009 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is proposing one willful and four serious safety violations...

OSHA Announces Workplace Safety Violations Against Dehler Manufacturing

Written by Margaret Spence | April 25, 2009 | 0

Regional News Release from Occupational Health and Safety Administration – 4/23/09 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed $229,500 in fines against Dehler Manufacturing Co....

Teenage Worker Safety – It’s My First Job – Make Sure It’s Not My Last!

Written by Margaret Spence | July 21, 2008 | 0

From CDC’s website – Read Statistics Approximately 2.3 million adolescents aged 16 to 17 years worked in the U.S. in 2007. Official employment statistics are not available for younger adolescents who are also known to work, especially...

Safety Handbooks Do Not Prevent Injuries!

Written by Margaret Spence | May 23, 2008 | 0

True or False, Employers can write the most detailed Safety Handbook, hire the most experience supervisors and managers, and their safety program can still be a dismal failure? True. Contrary to popular belief Safety Handbooks do not impact...

Simple Hiring Strategies to Eliminate Work Place Injuries

Written by Margaret Spence | April 17, 2008 | 0

According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics – there were 4.1 million non-fatal occupational injuries or illness in 2006. 13 percent of all occupational injuries occur within 90 days of employment, 23 percent occur within four hours of...