Safety Updates

Heads up: Safety regulators are looking to hammer employers that expose their workers to excavation hazards. A recently unveiled inspection blitz from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is the agency’s response to a big …

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Summary: For 10 minutes, two workers were forced to endure the anguished cries of their crewmate as he was assaulted by a swarm of bees while suspended by his safety harness in a tree. The incident: When Franco Galvan Martinez, an employee of Bill …

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Summary: A public service worker who was following up on a dog attack was brutally mauled and ripped apart by a pack of wild dogs. The incident: When Jacqueline Summer Beard, an environmental supervisor with the Alabama Department of Public Health, …

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Summary: An inexperienced worker tripped and fell into a crucible containing molten metal heated to 2,600ºF, but part of his body remained outside the vat before officials could arrive and remove it. The incident: When Steven Dierkes, a worker at …

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“Well, this makes absolutely no sense to me,” said Janet, the supervisor. “We’re supposed to ditch our drug-testing requirements because our state recently legalized recreational marijuana? You can’t be serious.” “I’m as frustrated as you are,” …

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Would your crew members know exactly where to go during an emergency situation? If you’re not sure, it might be a good time to review the procedures spelled out in your employer’s emergency action plan (EAP). Such advice comes too late for Amazon, …

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