As the country shifts to a liberal presidency and Congress, the Center for Progressive Reform (CPR), a nonprofit think tank, is calling upon state and federal lawmakers to create a private right of action that would allow employees to sue their employer for OSHA violations.
Each year, the ASA Safety Committee recognizes three wholesaler/distributor member companies and three manufacturing member companies for their high level of worker safety.
Unfortunately, many people think they know about the consequences of an OSHA inspection gone wrong, but they don’t. This can have dire consequences financially or even criminally.
Employee Jones to supervisor: βHey boss, just want you to know I tweaked my back lifting that box of parts onto the conveyor. No big deal, I can continue working.β
As the United States remains in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic, significant attention has been placed on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA” or the “Agency”) and the efforts taken by the Agency to help in the federal response.
After a long, gray winter, the sun is shining, the birds are chirping and the mercury is rising β and rising, and rising. For several weeks in the spring, outdoor work was comfortable β even preferable to indoor work. But by mid- to-late June, the temps began to take their toll.
The annual ASA Safety Award, sponsored by the ASA Safety Committee, recognizes ASA members that have shown they have gone above and beyond in the area of worker safety.