The summer months can be challenging for most construction workers. With daily temperatures reaching 100 degrees or more, the work environment becomes a serious risk for those working in the construction industry. In June, LH Musser and Sons Inc. of… Continue reading →

United States Marines, stationed at the Marine Corps Air Station in Iwakuni, Japan, recently attended a 40-hour HAZWOPER training course, designed to instruct the attendees about hazardous waste storage, compatibility, handling, emergency response, the science behind hazardous materials,… Continue reading →

A group of twenty-one Northern Illinois University students were recently afforded the opportunity to take a 40-hour HAZWOPER on-site training course. The course, which can cost up to $600 per trainee, was made possible by a variety of grants from… Continue reading →

Machine guarding and lockout tagout protocol for safety are rapidly becoming a major reason for injury and death in America. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently conducted an investigation, following a November 16, 2016 incident… Continue reading →

The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued citations to Massachusetts-based auto parts company, John’s Used Autos and Parts LLC, for violations which occurred at a Bellingham facility. Following a November 1^st, 2016… Continue reading →

On February 8^th, 2017, a tank explosion in the pulp-mill section of a Packaging Corporation of America facility, in DeRidder, Louisiana left three workers dead and seven others injured. This incident has prompted an investigation of the facility… Continue reading →

After discovery of multiple violations regarding machine guarding safety, on January 18^th, 2017, the United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations to Wisconsin-based muffler component manufacturer, Bay Fabrication. The citations were for multiple… Continue reading →

Chemical exposure, along with several other violations prompted the United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue citations to Oklahoma-based truck bed manufacturer, BigTex Trailer Manufacturing Inc., which does business as CM Truck Beds. Multiple infractions,… Continue reading →

The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently took part in a whistleblower settlement agreement with agricultural, construction, and forestry machinery manufacturer, Deere and Co., operating as John Deere, on behalf of a pipefitter formerly employed… Continue reading →