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Summary: After a husband left his home to respond to a job-related emergency, his wife went to look for him at the work site because he wasn’t answering his cellphone. The incident: Jacob Dean, 44, an employee of Aghorn Energy, was spending some …
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Get ready: You’ll soon be required to report accidental chemical releases to the federal government. That’s the upshot of a recent notice of proposed rulemaking published by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) in the Dec. 12 Federal …
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Overview: After a woman left work for the day because she was experiencing a migraine, her female boss called her at home and said she wouldn’t get headaches if she’d just have sex with a man. The scenario: Nicole Aaker, an employee of Interim …
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Incident summary: An experienced supervisor neglected to adequately inspect a piece of equipment before operating it. As a result, a critical component failed, and the man tumbled 85 feet to his death. The damage: When it was time to move heavy …
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Heads up: OSHA just threw a big curveball to companies that use online worker safety training. In a recently released standard interpretation letter, a top OSHA official said that the use of online training isn’t enough to comply with the …
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The scenario: A male worker was approved for 12 weeks of parental leave to care for his newborn. When his boss learned that he planned to take leave, she asked him, “Why can’t your wife stay home and take care of the child?” She also said to him, …
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