It’s every miner’s nightmare: A roof collapse. The number of miners in the U.S. who were killed in underground mine accidents has seen a significant decrease since 2007. To make news even better, deaths from retreat mining have virtually dropped to zero, according to the United States Department of Labor…
Employers nationwide are required to follow specific guidelines to ensure worker safety. In addition to providing employees with proper protective gear, proper equipment and training, employers must also implement safety policies and keep the premises safe. According to a recent report, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health…
While there are federal safety standards for workers, each state has its own set of enforceable regulations to ensure worker safety. A 2012 campaign initiated in Massachusetts to prevent worker falls is now being recognized and implemented nationwide. Last month, the campaign won a national award from the U.S. Occupational…
The big-time grocery chain of the area, DeMoulas Super Markets, has agreed to make all of its 60 Market Basket in both Massachusetts and New Hampshire safer for all of its employees and to help to reduce the risks of work-related accidents in Boston and elsewhere. According to the Occupational…
The MacMillin Co. Inc. was recently cited by inspectors with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for failing to help ensure worker safety and for failing to protect employees from a work accident in New England. The worst thing about these citations is that the violations were discovered after…
Employers, listen up! The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently made an announcement saying that it would be extending its temporary enforcement measures for the residential construction industry. The extension will be for another six months. Now, these measures will be extending through September. Included in these enforcement measures…
Roofers at a Topsfield, Massachusetts work site were exposed to a number of potential fall hazards, and their employer has been fined by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (or OSHA). A news release detailing the violations was released late last month. The roofing company, based in Reading, Massachusetts,…
The federal government has launched a new web page to assist businesses in protecting workers from any hazards they may face while responding to and recovering from winter storms. The idea is to keep their operations and work places safer while helping to reduce the risks of work accidents in…
A Massachusetts construction company is being investigated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for a work-related accident at a work site in Storrs, Connecticut, according to Reminder News. Two construction workers reportedly fell from a scissor lift while working at the site and were seriously injured. OSHA has…
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Twin Pines Construction Inc./Teles Construction Inc. has been slapped with nearly $200,000 in fines for the discovery or what safety experts call repeat, other-than-serious and serious violations. OSHA has determined that this company has repeatedly failed to protect its workers from…