A newspaper article talking about the fact that there are often violations in construction companies on reporting of injuries and deaths, skewing the...
A newspaper article on safety describes the New York surcharge on workers’ comp premiums that is used for training. There is evidence that the train...
A newspaper article talking about a worker exposed to asbestos whose family died from exposure when he brought home clothes with asbestos on them. He...
A newspaper article talking about a worker who spent 32 years installing carpet, linoleum, tile and parquet floors and now is permanently disabled fro...
Discusses the conflict that often arises between protecting workers via strong regulations and dealing with large construction firms who oppose the re...
Describes a workers’ comp law in Texas that is being challenged as being stacked against injured workers. Part of a collection. Click on the 'collec...
A newspaper article describing Alaska’s law, passed in 1989, which requires that professional painters be certified through a training course to lea...
A discussion about controversy surrounding testing of asbestosis in Beaumont Texas. Claims were made that tests were used that reduced the odds that a...
A checklist of items a competent person should complete daily for scaffold safety....
Describes the OSHA rules for use of a portable ladder to access an upper landing surface – the side rails must extend at least 3 feet above the land...