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…
As we recently reported on our Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Blog, officials with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently held a press teleconference to discuss the 2012 Heat Illness Prevention Campaign. Well the campaign is now in full swing now and officials are working around the clock to…
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently fined a company more than $117,000 for failing to take the proper safety precautions to help prevent New England work accidents. The company, Raymond J. Cawley Contracting Inc., was cited for allowing cave-in and other-related dangers on its work site while employees…
As the warmer months roll in, heat-related work injuries in Boston and elsewhere should be one of the top priorities for employers and employees. It sure is for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). A press teleconference on May 7th was held to discuss this year’s Heat Illness Prevention…
Summer break is right around the corner and our teenage students throughout the state are gearing up to snag a job and to earn some extra cash. What they may be unwittingly gearing up for is a work accident in Boston. For this reason, we are asking parents to sit…
After a fire-related work accident in New England, a local company faces nearly $150,000 in fines. The accident happened at New England Wood Pellet LLC, where safety officials allege a number of repeat violations and serious health violations. The fire occurred at the plant back in October of 2011, according…
Truck drivers will have to soon undergo more rigorous health exams to be able to keep their commercial trucking licenses. According to Ray LaHood with the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), medical examiners will have to be better trained, certified and tested when conducting physical examinations on truck driving employees.…
There is a new campaign that is being led by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and it is being used to help to prevent fatal fall accidents in Milton and elsewhere for those who are involved in the construction industry. According to Hilda L. Solis, the Secretary for…
Distracted driving is becoming a bigger and bigger problem on our roadways with each passing day. According to a recent article in USA TODAY, attention needs to be shifted off teen drivers and placed a little more on company drivers when discussing the risks of distracted driving. Now, companies are…
More than $170,000 in fines were recently issued to Bath Iron Works. The company in Maine was cited for a number of serious and repeat violations for neglecting to help to protect workers from an on-the-job accident in New England, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The…