The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Royal Oak Enterprises for exposing employees to multiple safety and health hazards at the two of the company’s facilities in Missouri.

Nonni’s Foods LLC has been cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for exposing employees to falls and other hazards. The company is facing $221,257 in penalties.

OSHA has cited Pearson Farms LLC for safety violations after an employee suffered fatal injuries at the farm's post-harvest operations facility in Fort Valley, Georgia. The farm is facing $128,004 in penalties.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Cleveland Brothers Inc. for exposing workers to hexavalent chromium fumes and other safety hazards at the company's shop in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Quartz and Stone Creations of New Hampshire LLC. for 12 serious and six other-than-serious violations, following an employee fatality on July 19, 2019.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Aluminum Shapes LLC. for workplace safety and health hazards after an employee injury which led to hospitalization, in August 2019.

OSHA has cited a vinyl floor manufacturer based in Fostoria, Ohio, for exposing employees to machine hazards, and failing to develop hazardous energy control procedures to prevent employees from coming into contact with moving machine parts.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited a commercial electrical and plumbing contractor based in Batesville, Mississippi, for exposing employees to excavation hazards. The contractor is facing $37,318 in penalties.

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A 100 years have passed since the first approved respirator. From emergency responders who are the first to enter a hazardous materials incident scene, to healthcare workers treating and caring for coronavirus patients, respirators remain a critical piece of personal protective equipment.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Report has revealed a 2% rise in total worker deaths – 5,250 in 2018 compared to 5,147 in 2017. This is in fact the highest total worker fatality number reported since 2008.

A 2019 report published by the National Employment Law Project cited that over 700 incidents of workplace violence were reported at McDonald’s restaurants over a period of three years. The incidents range from disruptive customers, to customers threatening workers with weapons.

The “flu season” is here and you want to be prepared! According to NIOSH, the annual direct costs of influenza (flu) in the United States, are an estimated $4.6 billion. The flu causes U.S. employees to miss approximately 17 million workdays, at an estimated $7 billion a year.

On average, 130 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose. A study conducted at New York University (NYU) has revealed that workers in construction and extraction industries are more likely than workers in other industries to misuse prescription opioids and use cocaine.

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Traditionally, the take-home pathway has been framed as a problem arising from the unsanitary behavior of industrial workers. On the other hand, the ecosocial perspective of take-home exposures is a thought-provoking example of how a lack of power in the workplace and wider societal disparities can lead to broader public health consequences.

The fact that loud noise has deleterious effects on auditory function is well documented and widely recognized. But, DID YOU KNOW that exposure to certain chemicals – which are quite common in industrial environments– may cause hearing loss or balance problems, regardless of noise exposure.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited a commercial electrical and plumbing contractor based in Batesville, Mississippi, for exposing employees to excavation hazards. The contractor is facing $37,318 in penalties.

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When people do not have “psychological safety” they frequently hold back, even when they believe what they have to say could be important for the organization, the customer, or themselves. Research shows that such moments of silence are painfully common as well as “invisible.”

According to a 2016 survey, one in three poultry processing workers get no bathroom breaks in an average week. Workers without bathroom access commonly avoid drinking water during the workday, wear diapers to work, or wet themselves.

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