OSHA Enforcement in Nursing and Health Care Facilities

November 3, 2015

While Pennsylvania residents may be most familiar with the safety challenges nursing homes and hospitals face in providing care to patients, OSHA has recently increased its vigilance over the safety conditions for workers in these institutions. In the past, these industries have received little scrutiny from OSHA, but a June 2015 announcement from one of […]

Wireless Safety Systems and Pennsylvania Workers

October 14, 2015

Pennsylvania workers, as well as their employers, may be interested in a wireless safety system that can improve safety conditions. A lack of monitoring of safety fixtures such as eye baths and safety showers can make it difficult to ensure that the equipment is functioning properly, according to federal safety regulations. Wireless systems have been […]

Most Dangerous Jobs Performed by Pennsylvania Residents

October 5, 2015

According to preliminary data from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, there were 4,679 fatal work injuries in the United States in 2014. If accurate, this would represent a 2 percent increase from 2013. Overall, there were 3.3 fatalities for every 100,000 full-time equivalent workers. The highest fatality rate belonged to the logging industry, with […]

Injuries More Likely for Emergency Workers with Long Hours

September 30, 2015

Emergency service workers in Pennsylvania frequently spend a majority of their days on call to aid their communities. Since many of these workers may be persevering through shifts between 12 and 24 hours in length, questions have arisen concerning the possibility of exhaustion and its consequences. A recent study strongly supports the idea that these […]

The VPP and Workplace Safety

September 8, 2015

Pennsylvania workers may want to know about the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP), through which the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rewards worksites that have demonstrated an exemplary commitment to workplace safety. Under the VPP, those workplaces do not have regular OSHA inspections and are exempt from them. Some labor unions are concerned that employers […]