Unfortunately, companies regularly violate OSHA construction safety guidelines, endangering their employees. Before the preventable accident that killed an Illinois construction worker on a tollway project last year, the demolition company he worked for had been cited by OSHA nine times for violations. As a result of the incident, the company was placed in OSHA’s severe… Read More »
Archives for February 2017
Iowa Lawmakers Honing In on Drunk and Distracted Driving Laws
With over 400 fatalities on Iowa roads last year, lawmakers are considering various bills to deter drunk drivers and drivers distracted by their cell phones or other devices. The proposed bill targeting impaired drivers would require drivers arrested for or convicted of drunk driving to participate in twice-daily sobriety monitoring. Additionally, those in the program… Read More »
Reporting a Work Injury Should Not Cost You Your Job
Workers are sometimes reluctant to report a work injury fearing they will face retaliation in the workplace. To address the problem, a final rule was published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration last year to protect employees and encourage them to step forward when they are injured or become ill on-the-job. For starters, the… Read More »
Injuries and Accidents Caused by Undetected Workplace Hazards
To address the problem of workplace injuries and accidents caused by hazardous conditions, enhanced workplace inspections are now required under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s new Walking-Working Surfaces Rule. The old standard of inspection focused primarily on ladders and scaffolds, but the new requirement directs employers to inspect all walking-working surfaces accessed by employees… Read More »