OSHA claims the Ohio employer provided false abatement documentation and continues to expose workers to serious hazards and fines the company $816,500. After allegedly providing false documentation and making false representations claiming that hazards cited in October 2013 related to hydraulic presses had been corrected, Formed Fiber Technologies LLC has been issued 14 safety citations
Read more →New research finds that there is no value in going above and beyond what you promise to do, but the cost of breaking your word is high. Think twice before breaking that promise – or exceeding it. New research from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business finds that exceeding a promise isn’t viewed
Read more →Texas barge builder Sterling Shipyard has been cited by OSHA for 16 serious, repeat, failure-to-abate safety violations. Sterling Shipyard LP has been issued 16 serious, repeat and failure-to-abate violations by OSHA for continuing to expose workers to safety hazards, including dangerous machinery, high noise levels without appropriate hearing protection and falls from heights above 6
Read more →EHS professionals are in the business of saving lives and preventing workplace injuries and illnesses. Unfortunately, not everyone appreciates their efforts to maintain a safe and healthy workplace. In our 2014 National Safety Survey, we asked safety managers to share “the most frequent complaint that you hear from employees about your organization’s EHS program,” among
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