OSHA has taken notice of frequent incidents of workplace violence at Fort Myers. Fort Myers has breached Osha regulations for the fifth time in a row. As a result of violent occurrences in the spring and autumn of 2020. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has reached a settlement with a Fort Myers mental healthcare and residential treatment facility. SalusCare Inc. has accepted an OSHA determination that five instances of spitting, kicking, and other assaults …
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Reports from various news resources relevant to multiple aspects of Workplace Health & Safety, particularly Occupational Safety & Health (OSHA) guidelines.
OSHA handrail and stair rail system to be updated for general industry. In November 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a final rule on walking-working surfaces and personal protective equipment that enhanced criteria for slip, trip, and fall risks. The manufacturer has received multiple requests for handrail specifications and railing specifications. None of the regulatory judgments taken in the 2016 rulemaking are reopened for debate in this proposed rule. It focuses entirely on clarifying and allowing flexibility in …
Worker dies in Agua Caliente Casino as a 3,000-pound metal gate fell. Within a month of the new Agua Caliente Casino Cathedral City’s opening, a metal gate at the casino’s loading dock fell, burying a construction worker underneath its 3,000-pound weight. The construction worker who died in Agua Caliente Casino was a 41-year-old male. Following the Dec. 7, 2020, disaster, the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration determined that the project’s contractors – Penta Building Group, No-Limit …
KANSAS CITY, MO – In the midst of heavy rain and extensive floods in southwestern Missouri, the United States The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration advises employees and the general public to prevent potential dangers and learn how to defend themselves as clean-up efforts continue. Clean-up work may include restoring power, communications, water, and sewage services; finishing demolition; accessing flooded areas and clearing floodwater from buildings; removing the debris; trimming trees; fixing structures, roadways, and bridges; using …
