United Custom Homes LLC—an Oswego, Illinois-based construction contractor—is facing $264,143 in proposed OSHA fines for its continued failure to guard against fall hazards. According to a release ...

OSHA sets the baseline for fall protection—but is that really enough? As fall-related fatalities continue to rise, safety leaders must rethink their approach, with or without regulatory oversight.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Appleton roofing contractor faces a $262,000 penalty after federal inspectors claim it failed repeatedly to protect employees ...

Since its creation in 1971, OSHA has made a huge difference in worker safety but not directly. OSHA doesn’t come on site and show people how to work safely. So, what does OSHA do? Among other things, ...

SUAMICO — A Suamico roofing contractor is facing a fine of more than $180,000 after federal inspectors say it repeatedly failed to protect workers from deadly fall hazards in Appleton and Menasha. The ...

The agency’s general duty clause means facilities can be responsible for mitigation even in the absence of a safety ...

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Editor's Note: Daniel Huntington delivered a webinar on fall protection that can be accessed for free, on-demand, here. In the realm of occupational safety, few challenges are as widespread and ...

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WENTZVILLE, Mo. – A Missouri-based contractor faces $258,000 in fines over workplace safety violations and a pattern of fall hazards in Wentzville. Federal workplace safety inspectors have cited 13 ...