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Articles Tagged “Workplace-Fatalities”
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Solis Speaks Out On Fatal Occupational Injuries In 2011
In a statement regarding the slightly lower number workplace fatalities for 2011, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis said, “We will continue to collaborate with employers, workers, labor leaders, and safety and health professionals to ensure that every American who clocks in for a shift can make it home safe and sound at the end of the day.”
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FRIDAY FUNNY: Zombie Safety Tips For Working Teens
The free Halloween themed online game takes players through a variety of workplaces and risks to illustrate how to work safely and avoid becoming a zombie.
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New Program To Protect Workers From Hazards In Primary Metals Industries
The purpose of this NEP is to identify and reduce or eliminate worker exposures to harmful chemical and physical hazards in establishments producing metal products.
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Worker Safety: Still A Very Real Concern
Next week, ASSE celebrates NAOSH Week, which runs May 1-7, and Occupational Safety and Health Professional Day on May 4.
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17 Years After The Chicken Plant Fire (from The Workplace Safety Council)
[hamlet-nc-chicken-plant-fire-2_tn] On September 3, 1991 a fire in the Imperial Foods chicken processing plant in Hamlet, NC, claimed 25 lives and injured 54 employees. Locked emergency exits made it difficult for employees to exit the building during the fire.
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OSHA Cites SeaWorld for Killer Whale Accident
OSHA has cited SeaWorld of Florida LLC for three safety violations, including one classified as willful, following the death of an animal trainer in February.
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ASSE Comments On 2009 BLS Work Fatalities Reduction Report
ASSE passes along its condolences to the families of the 4,340 people who lost their lives last year due to on-the-job injuries, according to a report just released by the BLS.
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OSHA Proposes New Worker Protection Rulemaking
The proposed rulemaking would require improved worker protection from tripping, slipping, and falling hazards on walking and working surfaces.
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Stronger Criminal Enforcement for Workplace Fatalities and Injuries
Change to Win Health and Safety Coordinator Eric Frumin called for stronger criminal sanctions for ignoring safety hazards that lead to a worker’s death or serious injury.
