President Barack Obama recently signed a budget blueprint that seeks to increase funding to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). With the increase, OSHA can “vigorously enforce workplace safety laws and whistleblower protections, and ensure the safety and health of American workers,” the budget blueprint says. “For the past eight years, the department’s labor [...]

Tuesday was a tragic day for Turkish Airlines as one of its planes crashed into a muddy field, leaving nine people killed and dozens more seriously injured. The Boeing 737-800 was flying from Istanbul to Amsterdam and was on its final approach to Schiphol Airport when the accident happened. Issue about Aircraft Maintenance Turkish Airlines [...]

The San Diego Union-Tribune brings us an update on the Scaffolding Collapse in San Diego back in Late August – (Raw Video Footage). Cal-OSHA has released an official report detailing the fault of the collapse rests on the shoulders of a Scaffolding Contractor, ‘Paramount Scaffold, Inc.’  Cal-OSHA has issued a total fine of $10,120 for [...]

A coal mine in Northern China, which for years had taken pride in an exemplary safety record, was the site of a gas explosion blast last Sunday. To date, the death toll has risen to at least 74 miners, while 114 others were hospitalized. It is not clear, though, if all the bodies have been [...]

A popular forklift accident video is currently making it’s way around the social media giants of the web. The video shows a forklift driver carrying a very wide load through an aisle which is not big enough. The seemingly makeshift shelves crumble when he takes out one of the legs. Now is a great time [...]

Changes are underway for the standards in respirator fit testing procedures.  Just recently, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed two revised fit test procedures for determining the effectiveness of facemasks.  Check out the TEST Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Jan. 21 Federal Register. Related Links: OSHA Announces Top 10 Most Cited Violations [...]

Good news recently graced the mining industry as the Mining Safety and health Administration released preliminary data showing that mine fatalities in 2008 dropped to 31 percent from 2007. This is the lowest recorded number of fatalities in the mining industry. Since the very first time statistics were recorded in 1910, the lowest recorded fatality [...]

About a year ago, the whole nation was appalled with news of the explosion in the Imperial Sugar Refinery in Port Wentworth, Georgia. The tragedy claimed fourteen lives of workers and injured dozens others. As response to this unfortunate event, the Democratic members of Congress introduced the Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires [...]

A day in the mine is always a day of adventure. Working underground or near excavations presents many hazards, most of which can lead to fatalities. One among these hazards is overexposure to methane. Methane has the ability to kill in two ways. One, it can easily cause an explosion when ignited with a spark [...]

Once again, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has an important word for employers across the nation.  Starting February 1, employers must begin posting a summary of the total number of work-related illnesses and injuries that happened last year. Take note, though, that you’re only to post the Summary or what OSHA calls the [...]