Occupational safety and health

Occupational safety and health (OSH) also commonly referred to as occupational health and safety (OHS) or workplace health and safety (WHS) is an area concerned with the safety, health and welfare of people engaged in work or employment. The goals of occupational safety and health programs include to foster a safe and healthy work environment. OSH may also protect co-workers, family members, employers, customers, and many others who might be affected by the workplace environment. In the United States the term occupational health and safety is referred to as occupational health and occupational and non-occupational safety and includes safety for activities outside work.

In common-law jurisdictions, employers have a common law duty to take reasonable care for the safety of their employees. Statute law may build upon this to impose additional general duties, introduce specific duties and create government bodies with powers to regulate workplace safety issues: details of this will vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.

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XPO accepts violation in fatal accident

Niagara Gazette 19 Jan 2019

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the violation and fine last month upon completing its six-month investigation into the horrific incident at the IDA Park Drive warehouse ... “Safety remains our number one priority and one accident is too many," spokesman Joe Checkler added in a statement ... ....

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Tile replacement at Atlantic City High School causing stir among staff

Atlantic City 19 Jan 2019

... they are following proper safety procedures ... “The board has done everything it could for health and safety.” ... Occupational Safety and Health Administration, exposure to crystalline silica — a basic component of soil, sand, granite and other minerals — can result in lung damage....

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OSHA finds serious violations in deadly Letterkenny blast

Herald Mail 19 Jan 2019

— The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued notices of serious work-condition violations to Letterkenny Army Depot, following a July 19, 2018, explosion and fire that killed two workers and injured three others....

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Kentucky’s workplace safety agency is still a long way from fixed

Lexington Herald-Leader 18 Jan 2019

Dickerson said information in recent news articles was cherry-picked ... Occupational Safety and Health Administration special task force that investigated two years of fatalities in Kentucky looked at only 44 cases and concluded that all 44 were mishandled. This is consistent with how Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health has operated for many years....

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How to make Indian cars safe again

Yahoo Daily News 18 Jan 2019

On the other hand, passive safety systems are vital in containing the damage caused to occupants and pedestrians in accidents through seatbelts, airbags, headrests/whiplash protection systems, crumple zones and collapsible steering systems ... The presence of high voltage in vehicles will itself pose a challenge with respect to occupant safety....

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Legislature looks to deregulate licensing

News-Press Now 18 Jan 2019

Gov Brad Little’s 2017 Licensing Freedom Act, an executive order directing a review of Idaho’s occupational licensing requirements ... “We want safety, but we don’t want to be too restrictive.” ... A state report released in October found that Idaho has issued 204,000 occupational licenses in at least 440 different categories....

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Death of technician in cell tower fall investigated

Scottsbluff StarHerald 18 Jan 2019

(AP) — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the death of a technician who fell from a cell tower in southwestern South Dakota....

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OHSA may take six months to close ADM fire investigation

Clinton Herald 18 Jan 2019

CLINTON — The United States Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has six months to determine if safety or health hazards are partly to blame for the death of one Clinton firefighter and serious injuries sustained by another ... ....

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Report: Man killed in oilfield explosion was recently hired | The Sacramento Bee

Sacramento Bee 18 Jan 2019

The report by the state Occupational Safety and Health Administration says Damori had worked less than two weeks for JCG LLC, the company ......

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Report: Man killed in oilfield explosion was recently hired

Belleville News-Democrat 18 Jan 2019

The report by the state Occupational Safety and Health Administration says Damori had worked less than two weeks for JCG LLC, the ......

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Penguins, starfish, whales: Which animals will win and lose in a warming Antarctic?

PhysOrg 18 Jan 2019

Using risk assessments like those used for setting occupational safety limits in the workplace, scientists from the British Antarctic Survey determined the winners and losers of Antarctic climate-change impacts, which includes temperature rise, sea-ice reduction and changes in food availability ... ....

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Worker injured at Stamford construction site

Stamford Advocate 18 Jan 2019

STAMFORD — Firefighters removed an injured worker from a construction site on Washington Boulevard near Station Place Thursday morning ... Ahmad was hit by the spool as it was being hoisted up to the next floor by a construction worker ... The Occupational Safety and Heal Administration was notified of the accident and responded to the scene ... ....

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