OSHA forms alliance with material handling industry October 7, 2005 Agency will work with three key organizations to prevent amputations and exposure to ergo-related hazardsRead More
Excavating company faces criminal charges in trench collapse October 7, 2005 Pennsylvania firm cited for "egregiously willful" safety violations at work siteRead More
Harwood training grants include $5 million for Gulf Coast recovery October 7, 2005 Workers engaged in disaster response will receive critical health and safety trainingRead More
Contractor fined $108,500 for deadly trenching accident October 7, 2005 Walls of a 33-foot deep trench collapsed at Texas construction company's work siteRead More
Penalty for tragic trench cave-in: $27,000 September 30, 2005 Fine is the amount OSHA can levy against plumbing company for lapses in workplace safety, area director saysRead More
OSHA's Top 10 violations September 30, 2005 No major surprises in '05; scaffolding and hazcom top the list of most-cited standardsRead More
Union argues record OSHA fine "less than half day's profit" September 30, 2005 $21 million "won’t act as a deterrent" for BP, which had set aside $700 million to pay settlement costs for refinery blastRead More
U.K. workers choose less stress for lower pay September 30, 2005 60 percent of Brits would take a pay cut to reduce pressure at work, survey saysRead More
Worker sold lost fingertip for $100 September 30, 2005 Two individuals rewarded for helping nail culprits in plot to extort money from Wendy'sRead More
New York City stiffens penalties for midnight lock-ins September 30, 2005 New law also protects workers who report violations by employers locking in workers against their willRead More
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