You can find fluorescent light bulbs on most work sites. Do you know what to do if one breaks? It’s a detailed process that needs to be followed to help to reduce the risks, injuries and illnesses that are associated with mercury exposure. Officials with the Occupational Safety and Health…
Officials with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently cited JC Silva Remodeling Services LLC for various fall hazards at on of its New England work sites. The inspection into the work site came after a fatal work accident in February in which a worker fell from the roof…
Franklin Non-Ferrous Foundry Inc. has been sited with four willful and serious violations after officials with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted an inspection on the company’s New England office. The company was cited for breaking workplace health and safety standards and is now facing nearly $190,000 in…
Charter Oak Health Center Inc. was recently cited by officials with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for violating workplace health standards in New England. The company was issued three violations totaling nearly $18,000 in proposed fines. The citations followed an inspection back in February which was the result…
The general contractor and nine subcontractors of the Merrimack Premium Outlets were recently cited and slapped with nearly $174,000 in proposed fines. Safety officials with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspected the New England work site and found that there were a number of violations of workplace safety…
As our Boston workers’ compensation attorneys were recently discussing, there are a lot of risks for injury on the job, some that you may never consider. We’re talking about workplace violence, theft, sexual harassment and other workplace threats. There are even risks if you work from home. Just as you…
A lot of us spend a good part of our day at work. This means that it’s just as important to practice crime prevention in the workplace just as we would at our home or in our neighborhood. Regardless of where you work, whether it’s at an auto shop, a…
A warehouse at the Charlton Woolen Mill was completely destroyed after a recent five-alarm fire. The warehouse is part of a mill complex in Charlton. The fire has been ruled as an accident, according to the Boston Globe. The fire started in one of the five businesses that rent garage…
Employers throughout the country took more than 1,300 mass layoff actions in June. These mass layoffs involved nearly 131,500 employees, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The unemployment rate was just over 8 percent for the month of June. This was unchanged from the previous month. Our Braintree…
According to new studies, the average baby boomer who was born during the latter years of the boom, 1957 through 1964, had 11.3 jobs from when they were 18-years-old until they were 46-years-old. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), about half of these jobs were held between the…