From flash floods and tornadoes to wildfires and hurricanes, a natural disaster can hit anywhere; since most people spend more time at work than at home, it is important to make sure you are aware of the emergency procedures at your workplace. The American Society of Safety Engineers recommends five basic steps for hurricane disruptions […]
One of America’s most dangerous jobs may not be what you think
In many states, being a nurse is more dangerous than being a police officer or a prison guard. It’s a profession with a stunning amount of violence. Not all of it makes the news: nurse assaults occur at most hospitals and clinics every month. Washington Post
Nurse advocates say assault underscores need for national workplace violence prevention standard
Bonnie Castillo, director of health and safety for National Nurses United, asks how nurses can be expected to keep patients safe if nurses themselves are not protected from violence. Castillo says Fed-OSHA must enact a workplace violence standard to mandate that hospital employers create such programs. Salt Lake Tribune
South Alabama plant nursery worker rescued from trench
Fed-OSHA is investigating after a trench collapsed on an employee at a plant nursery near Mobile, Alabama. Coworkers reportedly were able to partially dig him out before rescue crews arrived. Local15
Texas wildlife museum hopes to reopen after safety evaluation
A Tyler, Texas wildlife museum and store was closed, according to its operators, out of an abundance of caution following an ammonia leak from an adjacent facility on September 1. Fed-OSHA has investigated the facility but reportedly not recommended any closures. Tyler Morning Telegraph
Senate proposes stable funding for Fed-OSHA, MSHA, NIOSH
The Senate Appropriations Committee last week sent an appropriations bill, which would allow Fed-OSHA, NIOSH, and the Mine Safety and Health Administration to maintain their current funding levels, to the full Senate for consideration. Some members of the House Rules Committee are trying to reduce funding for those agencies via amendments added to its appropriations […]
Three injured in construction accident at Pennsylvania college
A construction accident Thursday injured three workers when a steel trellis fell on them at a worksite in the Innovation and Discovery Center at Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. The Grizzly (Ursinus College)
19-year-old woman dies in hotel freezer near Chicago
According to Fed-OSHA, walk-in freezer deaths are rare, but one happened last year at a hotel in Atlanta. Over the weekend, a 19-year-old Chicago-area woman was found dead inside a freezer in a vacant area of a hotel. Police are reviewing video on social media that appears to show the victim in a hotel room […]