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Why should we care about motor vehicle crashes that almost happen but don't? After all, no one is hurt in near-miss car accidents. The police certainly don't care; they seldom even write citations for accidents that actually did happen. However, we should care about...
The City of New York gives out tens of thousands of after-hours construction permits every year. According to the Department of Buildings, these permits are primarily about safety at construction sites and preventing construction accidents.Stopping work at 5 p.m. can...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fined a New Jersey laundry for significant workplace safety violations. The proposed fine is $219, 000. Prestige Industries LLC was charged with four repeat violations at its North Bergen plant. OSHA also issued...
A fatal construction accident in New York City, a death at a South Carolina paper mill, and a fatality at a Florida bottling plant have prompted the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to step up its efforts to improve workplace safety for workers...
Recent initiatives proposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will heighten enforcement and increase penalties for violations of workplace safety standards. OSHA has a bigger budget and larger enforcement personnel to implement and enforce...
New York residents and workers are, unfortunately, familiar with the dangers of terrorism. However, workplace safety advocates are trying to shine a light on a far more common type of hazard: dangerous work conditions. According to a recent study, 4,609 Americans died...
The recent tragic collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh reinforces the importance of inspections and safety regulations as a means of preventing construction and other building accidents. Fortunately, there has not been a serious building collapse in New York...
May Day - May 1 - celebrates workers. Another day, Worker's Memorial Day, took place last week, remembering those who died on the job in the last year. Most of the workers who died might have been alive today had the proper safety precautions been observed.This is...
Aerial lifts, a common device used at a construction site to elevate workers, pose specific dangers for workers: workers falling from elevated work heights falling objects collapses electric shock tip oversAn aerial lift-whether it is extendable or articulating boom...
