Items Tagged with 'occupational safety'

OSHA cited Appalachian Wood Floors for multiple safety violations after a 23-year-old worker suffered a partial arm amputation at their Portsmouth facility. Inspectors found bypassed safety devices and inadequate training. The company, already in OSHA's Severe Violator program, faces $255,528 in penalties for 14 violations.

The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) is constantly working with industry leaders to maintain information and training about safety practices and updates on safety equipment on construction sites. Here, they share more about their practices to keep you safe on the jobsite. 

Construction is one of the most dangerous sectors to work in with contractors and machine operators being the most at risk. However, they can be the most influential in understanding how to improve on-site safety.

At the end of 2023, OSHA proposed a rule change that would allow union reps to accompany OSHA compliance officers on non-union workplace inspections. We asked three industry pros to weigh in. 

The Power Tilt Cart is designed to help installers maneuver large slabs without injury on the jobsite.

Learn the basics of personal protective equipment (PPE) and why it is essential for worker safety on jobsites. 

Shaw Industries Group Inc. (Shaw) announces that Claude “Ricky” Cook, a Shaw driver for the past 38 years, has been inducted into the National Private Truck Council’s (NPTC) Hall of Fame.

The decision by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration to withdraw its emergency temporary standard requiring workers at firms that employ 100 or more people to be vaccinated or tested weekly comes after the Supreme Court signaled its strong support for legal challenges filed by the Associated General Contractors of America and other entities against the measure.

With two cushion thicknesses, two knee-seat widths and 18 lengths, the custom fit of ProKnee's Model 0714/0714E kneepads create even weight distribution through its patented shin support system that takes weight off the joints and spreads it out over the length of the shins, reducing direct pressure on the knees and forcing the user to use proper kneeling techniques that can preserve knee health and aid current knee conditions.