A Pierce County, Washington landscaper must serve one year on probation and perform community service for failing to provide workers’ compensation coverage for an injured employee. Kenneth Ivan Winters, 40, of Lakewood, Washington pleaded guilty to a gross misdemeanor charge of doing business without workers’ compensation insurance and a felony count of false reporting by
Read more →Alcoa says 2013 was the safest, most environmentally efficient year in the company’s history, as the company cut its DART injury rate by 30 percent and reduced emissions by 3.1 million metric tons. read more
Read more →Nearly 30 percent of respondents to EHS Today‘s 2013 National Safety Survey told us that production takes precedence over safety in their organizations, while 66 percent said they’ve implemented formal workplace violence policies. What will this year’s survey reveal about the state of occupational safety and health? read more
Read more →Forklift fatalities and injuries are on the rise and the Industrial Truck Association is trying to do something about it. In 2011, according to the 2014 edition of Injury Facts from the National Safety Council, 66 workers died as a result of operating or worker near a forklift. A forklift was a secondary source of
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