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U.S. Workplace Deaths Spike – Third Consecutive Year: OSHA Resources Shrinking
The Loss 5,190. That’s how many workers lost their lives [...]
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The Loss 5,190. That’s how many workers lost their lives [...]

Proposed penalties of $134,900 have been issued to a company [...]

OSHA responded to an employee’s complaint and determined that exit [...]

An OSHA inspection found that the company allegedly failed to [...]

Fifty-eight serious and five repeat violations were cited for workplace [...]
The US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) recently issued [...]
Two oil refineries in Mississippi and Alabama have been cited [...]

An OSHA inspection found that a worker was exposed to [...]

An OSHA inspection found alleged hazards associated with cranes, scaffolds, [...]

OSHA issued the citations following an inspection that began in [...]

The company was cited for eight repeat and 13 serious [...]
OSHA issued four repeat citations carrying $45,000 in proposed penalties [...]

If you haven’t already done so, here’s a reminder! Employers [...]

When OSHA inspectors show up at a worksite, they generally [...]
Whoever set this ladder up must have been so focused on getting the job done that he or she forgot to follow basic safety procedures.
Will this flimsy makeshift car hoist hold out? Who knows, but we wouldn't want to be the guy under it attempting to find out.
Star Winter, a customer at a restaurant in Saskatoon, SK, suffered a frightening allergic reaction to food and was fortunate that a restaurant employee, Aidan Murphy, was there to help her. Murphy gave Winter his personal epinephrine auto injector and a retired nurse administered it. The story had a happy ending, thanks to Murphy's quick thinking.
Here we have a photograph of two workers working at a significant height without any form of fall protection. They did take the time to place safety cones on the ground, which lends a sad irony to this scenario.

Canada's Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, was photographed using a nail gun to promote a home improvement stimulus program. Too bad he wasn't wearing any PPE.
It's human nature to care more about others' safety, health and well-being than our own. But don't lose sight of the fact that people who love you are counting on you to come home safe and healthy at the end of your shift.
One of our subscribers snapped this photograph of a makeshift scaffold/ladder combination set up in the box of a pickup truck. It would have been a whole lot easier and safer to rent the appropriate equipment for the job.
If a picture is worth 1,000 words, this guy could start by paying a little attention to the three little words staring him in the face. One slip and he could be staring at a more dazzling kind of stars than the ones on this banner.

The majority of the citations allege deficiencies in the plant’s [...]
If this photo had been taken after June of 2013 or sometime before June of 2014, there wouldn't be an issue with this fire extinguisher.
Here's how not to transport a long ladder.