Category: Workplace Injuries

The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is considering a possible revision of the Silica Standard Table 1, the primary guideline for regulating measures used to protect workers in construction and other industries from harmful silica dust exposure. The move suggests not enough is being done to prevent health problems[…]

Did you know that some public-sector employees – or people who perform public services and are employed by the city or state – are not protected under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)? First signed into law in 1970, the OSHA widely expanded the federal government’s role in keeping worker’s safe and implemented effective[…]

America depends on factory workers to keep the economy strong. Working in a manufacturing plant requires strength and speed, and employees often labor under hard conditions. In fact, manufacturers often expose industrial workers to hazards every day. Occasionally, these hazards can lead to injuries that require trips to the doctor, surgeries, physical therapy, time off[…]

A Pennsylvania-based manufacturing company is facing more than $687,000 in penalties for a variety of workplace safety and health violations resulting in an employee’s amputation injury. Despite being legally bound to provide protective measures that prevent illness, injury, and death in the workplace, irresponsible employers and machine manufacturers regularly put workers in harms way –[…]

Bleach is a common ingredient found in many cleaning products and is used to keep workplaces free of viruses and bacteria. Besides being a disinfectant, it can help whiten fabric and other items. Large facilities including hospitals, restaurants, schools, laundries, and public office buildings are frequently cleaned with bleach products. However, it creates a significant[…]