Another thousand-dollar-fine was issued by OSHA for citing violations on electrical safety and hazardous energy control standards. This time to O’Connell Electric Co., particularly on the May 18 Worker Arc Flash Injury. The incident happened at the North Campus of the State University of New York (SUNY) when O’Connell employees were performing maintenance on 34,500-volt [...]

After writing about this year’s top 10 most cited violations, The Safety Blog is now looking at America’s Safest Companies, as named by EHS Today and the sponsors of America’s Safest Companies – MCR Safety and PureSafety.  Their criteria?  Occupational safety and health, environmental management and employee wellness.  So are you ready for the companies [...]

Last week, the National Safety Council (NSC), in its annual Congress and Expo, unveiled this year’s initial top 10 most cited OSHA violations where Scaffolding still leads with 9,093 violations, up by 2,066 from last year.  Fall protection goes a notch higher from its previous position with 1,974 more violations; while hazard communication comes to [...]