When it comes to workplace injuries, it's well known what the usual suspects are. This knowledge isn't merely anecdotal. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has an information system that supplies a list of the ten most frequently cited violations...
Month: November 2012
Can chemical exposure at work cause breast cancer?
Breast cancer in women is one of the most high profile cancers in the country. The breast cancer research stamp is only one of many awareness-raising efforts aimed at getting the word out about the need to devote resources for fighting the disease. But ignorance about...
Safety violations at chocolate factory: consequences not sweet
In our March 6 post, we wrote about safety violations at a Pennsylvania factory that produced Hershey's chocolates. This week, there was another development in that story. Yesterday the U.S. Labor Department announced an agreement with the company that operated the...
Green jobs and workplace safety: OSHA’s role
There is broad agreement in American society that recycling is important. Indeed, it is becoming more important by the day, as part of the quest to reduce our environmental footprint. As part of this quest, policy makers talk frequently of creating "green jobs." But...