Jul 22, 2010
According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, there were 526 workplace homicides in 2008, accounting for approximately 10 percent of… Read more
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Jul 21, 2010
An Obama memorandum released yesterday issued a challenge to the heads of executive departments and agencies to improve the health and safety… Read more
Jul 19, 2010
As a student working a summer job, what's the most hazardous situation an employer's ever put you in? I can remember several… Read more
Jul 15, 2010
In the last couple of weeks, the video of a trench caving in at the exact moment an OSHA inspector is telling… Read more
Jul 14, 2010
On July 13, 2010, Dr. David Michaels, assistant secretary of OSHA, gave important testimony before the House Committee on Education and Labor… Read more
Jul 13, 2010
Kathryn Schulz has written a wonderful book and created a fascinating blog (The Wrong Stuff) about being wrong. On her… Read more
Jul 8, 2010
As promised, OSHA is stepping up its investigations under Assistant Secretary Dr. Michaels and is taking measures to strengthen enforcement penalties. A… Read more
Jul 8, 2010
On July 7, 2010, OSHA unveiled www.whistleblowers.gov, a new Web address for workers with concerns about unsafe, prohibited or unlawful practices in… Read more
Jul 7, 2010
OSHA is hard at work on developing an injury and illness prevention rule that would ask employers to find and fix hazards… Read more
Jul 2, 2010
On June 28, 2010, OSHA took another step toward modernizing the way it interacts and communicates with employers and safety professionals with… Read more