Opinon: 5.3% of US welders are women. After years as a writing professor, I became one.
Many women in trades must deal with physical challenges and sexism, as I've learned from research and now experience, writes ...
Palo Alto Weekly1d
After utility worker’s death, city to pay $68K for safety violations
Five years after electric lineman Donatus Okhomina died while replacing a transformer, Palo Alto has agreed to pay $68,175 in fines related to workplace violations uncovered by the state workplace ...
Labor & Employment Firms Expect Demand Surge As Bosses Face Uncertainty Over Rules Changes
"You can draw some analogies between the current state and the landscape employers faced during the pandemic. Companies faced ...
JD Supra2d
Federal Court Ruling in Texas Challenges OSHA’s Administrative Law Judge System
we predicted that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) adjudication procedures would be subject to a slew of constitutional challenges. It appears that our prediction is coming ...
freightwaves.com2d
Third-party validation: Table stakes for driverless trucking
As public confidence in autonomous vehicles continues low, autonomous trucking developers are reeling in safety data from third-party experts.
Havasupai school in the Grand Canyon is riddled with faults, federal report finds
Havasupai Elementary School in the remote Supai village at the bottom of the Grand Canyon has been cited with 252 deficiencies identified from 2021-2023, according to the Bureau of Indian Education.
Firehouse2d
Animal Rescues: Is the Duckling in the Drain the Modern Canary in the Coal Mine?
Brandi Phillips says considerations for safe animal rescue from storm drains, culverts and sewers have immediate and more far ...
JD Supra2d
Mile-High Times for OSHA in Colorado: Denver and Englewood Area Offices Focus on Cannabis Facilities
Although cannabis remains illegal under federal law, that has not prevented the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) from enforcing the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) ...
Hoodline3d
Appalachian Electric Cooperative Fined $8,000 After Lineman's Electrocution Death in Grainger County
Appalachian Electric Cooperative fined $8,000 by TOSHA after lineman Nathan Potter's fatal electrocution due to safety ...
Future Market Insights3d
Global Industrial Safety Gloves Market Revenue Share to Drive Past USD 13.5 Billion by 2034, Growing Steadily at 4.5% CAGR
One of the primary drivers of the industrial safety gloves market is the increasing emphasis on worker safety across various ...
Lake and McHenry County Scanner3d
Federal inspectors hit Crystal Lake company with $287K in fines for exposing workers to potentially deadly falls
Federal inspectors have cited a Crystal Lake company with $287,000 in fines for allegedly repeatedly exposing workers to ...