OSHA Penalties Raised for 2020 OSHA raised its civil penalties (85 Fed. Reg. 2,292) by approximately 1.8 percent on January 15, 2020. The final rule implements annual inflation adjustments of civil monetary penalties assessed or enforced by OSHA and other agencies…
Avoid the Shock! Electrocutions caused 71 deaths during 2017 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In fact, electrocutions are one of the four leading causes of fatalities in the construction industry, otherwise known as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s…
New Years Resolutions The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its top 10 list of violations for fiscal year 2019, and not much has changed on the list in years. On top of that, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)…
Our friends in other parts of the country might scoff at what passes for cold in Texas. Still, we get our share of winter weather, at least by our standards. People who work outdoors need to understand the risks associated with…