OSHA Adjusts Penalty Amounts for 2018 January 18, 2018 On January 2, civil penalty amounts for violations of workplace safety and health standards increased by two percent from last...
Questions Remain Despite Fewer Oregon Workplace Fatalities December 29, 2017 By ANDREW THEEN, The Oregonian/OregonLive Frankie Crispen Jr. had a lot to look forward to this past November. He was set to take the rigorous...
Oregon OSHA Report Outlines Employee Attacks at Chimp Sanctuary December 22, 2017 Employees of a chimpanzee sanctuary in central Oregon were harmed by the animals by way of “amputations, choking, grabbing and...
U.S. Meat, Poultry Workers Fear Retaliation for Reporting Workplace Injuries, Hazards December 12, 2017 By Megan Durisin Workers at U.S. meat and poultry processing plants are reluctant to tell federal inspectors about injuries or workplace hazards amid...
Employees May Soon Be Taking Climate Leave November 14, 2017 By Rebecca Greenfield Even the workplace has to adapt to the warming world. As climate change creates more intense storms, companies have started...
Employers Take Steps to Keep Older Workers Safe August 4, 2017 By MARIA INES ZAMUDIO When managers at Bon Secours Virginia Health System started analyzing workers’ compensation cases, they noticed a bad combination: Older nurses...
State Agency Seeks $16K Fines After Deadly Vegas-Area Track Crash August 3, 2017 Nevada safety officials are recommending fines of $16,000 against a tourist-oriented exotic auto track near Las Vegas where a Canadian...
Older Worker Fatalities Higher Than All Other Age Groups July 31, 2017 By MARIA INES ZAMUDIO and MICHELLE MINKOFF Older people are dying on the job at a higher rate than workers overall, even as the rate of workplace...
Farmworker Safety Concerns Raised After Manure Pond Deaths July 18, 2017 By AUDREY DUTTON, Idaho Statesman It was still dark the morning Ruperto Vazquez-Carrera began his shift at Sunrise Organic Dairy in Boise, Idaho. It was...
Summer Jobs Can Put Teens at Risk for Workplace Injuries June 27, 2017 By Denise Johnson The start of summer means summertime jobs for many teens across the U.S. In 2015, 19.1 million workers under 24...