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Safety in the Semiconductor Industry
Semiconductors have become invaluable in our increasingly tech-driven world, and the industry continues to grow. Semiconductor unit shipments are expected to exceed 1 trillion units by 2018, compared...
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Revised OSHA Document Shows How New Penalty Amounts Are Calculated
Increased maximum fines aren’t the only new aspect of OSHA’s penalty policy. Who gets the maximum (and who doesn’t) under what circumstances has also changed in some situations. On Aug. 2, 2016, OSHA...
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Clouds and The Internet of Things: Increasing EHS and Quality Program...
Worker engagement and adoption is a common topic of discussion when EHS professionals gather to discuss their environment, health, safety and quality (EHSQ) program success. It makes sense too. The...
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How Often Are People Worked to Death? New Stats
Turns out “worked to death” isn’t just a phrase used by busy employees. Recent government figures say it actually happens. Legislation passed 18 months ago in Japan required the country to track the...
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ABIH: Workers Need To Be Protected Against Asphalt Fumes
The American Board of Industrial Hygiene is reminding safety professionals and managers to limit worker exposure to asphalt fumes. More than 500,000 workers are exposed to asphalt fumes, according to...
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Workplace Safety Infographic: Importance of Safety in the Workplace
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Workplace Injuries Infographic: Workplace Injuries By The Numbers
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Workplace Safety Infographic: Safety at Work
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Celebrating Labor Day 2016
Labor Day 2016 is here: a day to remember the contributions of U.S. workers, as well as occupational safety and labor pioneers such as Alice Hamilton and Frances Perkins, and to honor workers who have...
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Survey: Nearly four out of five U.S. employees expect to feel safe at work
New York – About four out of five U.S. workers say they expect to feel safe at work, according to the results of a recent survey conducted by Sterling Talent Solutions, an employment background...
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Fired because of safety violation or her age?
Wal-Mart fired an employee after four infractions, two of which (including the last one) were safety-related. The employee, who was 62 at the time, says she was fired because of her age. How did a...
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SLC 2016: Delivering and Capturing the Value of Safety
If you want to get more out of your workers, they need to be part of your safety strategy and culture, Shawn Galloway, president of ProAct Safety, told attendees at the Safety Leadership Conference in...
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DOL: Federal contractors must provide paid sick leave to their workers
Washington – Beginning in 2017, employers with federal government contracts must provide their workers with up to seven days of paid sick leave per year, according to a Department of Labor final rule...
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OSHA Proposes Rule to Streamline 18 Standards
Washington – In an effort to ease burdens on employers, OSHA has issued a proposed rule that would “remove or revise outdated, duplicative, unnecessary, and inconsistent requirements” in 18 standards...
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Worker Misclassification
Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division administrator David Weil figured Paul Johnson Drywall Inc. had “kind of seen the light” by the time the company’s case was settled. The Arizona-based company...
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Top 10 Workplace Law Developments To Expect From the Trump Presidency
It’s official: Donald Trump will soon be our nation’s 45th president. Now the work begins to forecast what the next four years will bring. We’ve spent some time gathering collective wisdom from our...
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The Impact of the Subconscious on Risk-Based Decision Making
Although the United States and other industrial countries continue to invest heavily in enterprise-wide safety interventions to decrease workplace injuries, there always is room for safety improvement,...
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Top 10 Workplace Trends: Data is Still Big, Greater Emphasis on Employees’ Needs
The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) has published its fourth annual Top 10 Workplace Trends list. Several of the trends on this list signify great changes in the way...
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Trump Signs Executive Order to Reduce Regulations
Washington – President Donald Trump has signed an Executive Order requiring federal agencies to eliminate two regulations for each new one introduced. Trump, who signed the order on Jan. 30, campaigned...
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Groups Sue Trump Over ‘2 for 1’ Executive Order on Regulations
Washington – Watchdog groups Public Citizen and the Natural Resources Defense Council, as well as the labor union Communications Workers of America, have filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump...
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