Ok to Fire Quick-Tempered Worker Who Threw Things at Co-Workers
A worker got angry when a co-worker asked him to
A worker got angry when a co-worker asked him to
An employer unilaterally required workers to wear chin straps attached
A tire warehouse worker was using a forklift when he
Attend this session at the upcoming OHS Summit 2012 for a workable solution to dealing with the ramifications of the Blue Mountain decision on incident reporting.
Although environmental assessments can be time-consuming and expensive, starting work before they're done can be costly.
The size of nanoparticles makes them very useful but also makes them potentailly hazardous to the health of workers handling or exposed to them. A new study looks at the tie between these very small particles and autoimmune diseases.
Machine guards must be effective to comply with the OHS laws. Here's how to choose an appropriate guard.
You can't give workers your OHS manual, ask them to read it and call it training. You must verify they understood what they read.
Not putting safety procedures that workers learn on the job in writing can leave them vulnerable to injury—and the company vulnerable to fines.
Young workers—those under the age of 25—are 33% more likely to suffer a job-related injury or illness than an older worker. But a recent study suggests that this vulnerability may be due less to the age of these workers and more to the fact that they’re new to the workplace and its safety hazards.
A supervisor and two workers were clearing a jam in
A worker was cleaning a pasta mixer when his arm
While moving a bucket of tar at a roofing project,
At a mall construction project, an electricity distributor was attempting