CDC Holds Twitter Chat to Discuss Ebola Crisis
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention held a Twitter chat Oct. 2, using the hashtag #CDCchat, to answer questions about Ebola.
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03 OCT 14
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02 OCT 14
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Michigan OSHA Offering $5,000 Grants to Help Employers Buy Safety Equipment
“We are encouraging employers to step up workplace safety and health during MIOSHA’s 40-year anniversary,” said Martha Yoder, director of the agency. The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration is offering matching grants of up to $5,000 for employers to purchase safety equipment. read more
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02 OCT 14
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Massachusetts Bay Electrical Corp. Cited for Crane Tip-Over, Deaths of Two Employees
OSHA has issued safety violations in connection with two worker fatalities on Cape Cod, Mass., saying the employer failed to ensure proper crane operation and employee training. The deaths of two workers in a crane tip-over on April 12 in Bourne, Mass. could have been prevented if their employer, Massachusetts Bay Electrical Corp., had set
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01 OCT 14
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Was Oklahoma Beheading an Act of Workplace Violence or Terrorism? Or Both?
On Sept. 25, Alton Nolen was suspended from his job at an Oklahoma food-processing plant, and he later attacked two employees with a knife, beheading one of them. While anyone would agree that Nolen’s alleged actions were horrific and savage, there’s some debate as to whether they constituted an act of workplace violence or terrorism.
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