When one goes to see a show such as Cirque du Soleil, spectators see a performance that allows them to retreat into their imaginations for a while. What they don’t necessarily see, however, are the injuries that can affect so many of the performers. According to OSHA, Cirque du Soleil’s Las Vegas show has been [...]
The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) has estimated that 2 million Americans a year are subjected to workplace violence. Specifically, there has been new light shed on the violence that many health care providers face on a daily basis. Nurses are most likely to experience workplace violence, with up to 82% of emergency room [...]
Starting January 1, 2015, companies will be required to report all work-related in-patient hospitalizations, amputations, and eye losses within 24 hours of the incident. This comes as an update to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)’s current record-keeping requirements. Currently, OSHA requires that employers report in-patient hospitalizations only if three or more employees are [...]
The U.S. Labor Department has found a Watertown contracting company liable for the easily preventable death of a construction worker (employee) at one of its New York work sites. Kyle Brown, 23, died in November of 2013 from a fall while he was working as part of a crew installing metal decking on the roof [...]