WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today announced it is issuing $87,430,000 in proposed penalties to BP Products North America Inc. for the company’s failure to correct potential hazards faced by employees. The fine is the largest in OSHA’s history. The prior largest total penalty, $21 million, was [...]

A host of regulations affecting a wide range of businesses and industries is being released by the administration. These changes can be summed up into four major areas dealing with increasing labor protections against common issues in the workplace. These are: Safety checks. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is gearing for tougher enforcement in [...]

In a report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2007, studies shows that falls is still one of the leading causes of injuries and fatalities in the construction industry.  Statistics show that there were 1,204 recorded fatalities in the construction industry alone and 447 of those incidents are from falls.  Due to the alarming [...]

A-1 Excavating Inc. landed in the headlines of business sections in broadsheets and newspapers. The reason: a list of noticeable violations of federal safety standards. What made the story more interesting was the company’s denial of the citations OSHA made against them, until it finally settled on September 30, 2009 – $474,000 from the original [...]