A workplace injury occurs during the course of a person’s employment and is caused by the type of work that the person is required to do. The term can also apply to injuries that occur during work hours, or while on the employment premises. 5,333 workers died on the job in 2019 [https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cfoi.nr0.htm] (3.5 per 100,000 full-time … Read more
Throughout the United States, millions of workers and employees, in various industries are required to wear respirators or respiratory protection of some kind. These types of respiratory protection devices protect workers against a variety of dangerous situations including: insufficient oxygen environments, harmful dusts, fogs, smokes, mists, gases, vapors, and sprays. These respiratory hazards can sometimes … Read more
A workers’ compensation trial lawyer with over 30 years of experience representing companies including Alcoa, United Airlines, and Bethlehem Steel predicts that the number of workers’ comp claims will double within 10 years due to three major trends. Phil Walker, a national trial counsel for employers in California workers’ comp cases, made his prediction at … Read more
Oregon OSHA had been making this video taken by one of its inspectors available for training purposes for a few years. After being posted recently on Facebook, the video has now received almost 2 million views. The video was filmed by former Oregon OSHA compliance office Tim Marcum during an inspection of a 21-foot trench … Read more
How many of these safety apps are you using? At the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Safety 2015 conference in Dallas, Paul Colangelo, National Director of Compliance Programs for ClickSafety, presented his Top 10 list of apps for safety pros. Here’s his list: iAuditor – Colangelo says this is one of the top 2 apps that … Read more
OSHA has issued its final rule on confined space work in the construction industry. Here’s what you need to know: The rule provides construction workers with protections similar to OSHA’s rule for manufacturing and general industry workers which were issued in 1993. Some differences were specifically tailored for the construction industry, including requirements to: ensure that … Read more
