Deadly Explosion off Nigeria Points to Threat Posed by Aging Oil Ships Around the World October 31, 2023 By Helen Wieffering and Grace Ekpu OKITIPUPA, Nigeria (AP) — It was the dead of night when the ship caught fire, Patrick Aganyebi remembers, but the...
Amazon Rolls Out Robotic System at Houston Warehouse to Speed up Deliveries October 18, 2023 Amazon.com said on Wednesday it was using a robotic system at one of its Houston warehouses to improve inventory management...
Target to Close 9 Stores, Including 3 in the San Francisco Bay Area, Citing Safety Concerns September 28, 2023 By Anne D'Innocenzio NEW YORK (AP) — Target said Tuesday that it will close nine stores in four states, including one in New...
Climate Change Adds Workplace Costs and Hazards September 7, 2023 By Mark John As Texas baked in this summer’s record temperatures, local UPS driver Chris Begley started feeling unwell before collapsing at a...
Workplace Safety Officials Slap Albuquerque, Contractor with $1.1 Million Fine September 5, 2023 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — State regulators have identified willful workplace safety violations that exposed employees at an overnight shelter for...
U.S. Workers Exposed to Extreme Heat Have No Consistent Protection August 29, 2023 By GABE STERN, Associated Press/Report for America Santos Brizuela spent more than two decades laboring outdoors, persisting despite a bout of heatstroke while cutting sugarcane in Mexico...
A.M. Best: Workers’ Comp Outpacing Rest of Property/Casualty Commercial Sector July 19, 2023 Workers’ compensation insurers’ underwriting results continued to outpace the rest of the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) commercial sector in 2022, as...
Safety Officials Investigating Death of a 16-Year-Old Boy Injured at Wisc. Sawmill July 7, 2023 FLORENCE, Wis. (AP) — Workplace safety officials are investigating the death of a 16-year-old boy from injuries he received last...
Wildfires Pose Workplace Conundrum: Stay Home or Come to the Office? June 9, 2023 By Matthew Boyle As millions of workers gaped at the thick haze enveloping the Northeast US this week, they faced yet another remote...
Deadly Peru Mine Is Partner in Switzerland’s Efforts to Clean Up Gold Supply May 12, 2023 By Marcelo Rochabrun A gold mine in Peru where 27 workers died in a fire over the weekend is a partner of Swiss...