Lack of Protective Equipment Results in 1st and 3rd Degree Burns
A Republic Steel plant electrician received burns after an arc flash.
Global Occupational Safety and Health Project Funded for $10.5M
The money will go to a technical cooperation project from the International Labor Organization.
Manitoba WCB Highlights Grant Workplace Safety Winners
The Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba (WCB) announced the recipients of eight grants in support of projects that will help keep Manitoba (Canada) workers safe and recover from workplace injuries.…
OSHA and NCTE Form Alliance to Protect Safety, Health of Transgender Workers
The alliance allows OSHA to speak, exhibit and appear at events sponsored by the NCTE.
Success Fees and Noise Induced Hearing Loss – Say that Again?
Judgment has now been handed down by Mr Justice Phillips in conjoined cases, Dalton and Others –v- British Telecommunications plc [2015] EWHC 616 (QB) At stake was the preliminary issue…
Washington State L&I Cites Business After Worker’s Death
The death of an employee at one business in the Pacific Northwest has meant significant ramifications for one business owner. The Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) has cited an…
Overall Drug Trend For Workers’ Compensation Increased 1.9{9c067c25ed205f086ce6001901eb13dfadc688a7aefab9f64e0c55b8c5a55872}
Steven Webb, President, Workers’ Compensation, Express Scripts …on the need for a team approach to opioid management There’s no silver bullet to manage the safety and cost concerns associated with…
Grumpy Cat and the Health Wonks
Steve Anderson hosted the Health Wonk Review this week at Medicare Resources, and it’s not to be missed. It features Grumpy Cat, but despite the grumpy theme, you might just…
It’s Fundamentally Dishonest (or is it?)
The new rule on fundamental dishonesty in personal injury actions came quietly into force on the 13th April under s57 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015. Little has…
Tech’s Next Big Legal Clash Will Be Over Selling Insurance – Wired
WiredTech's Next Big Legal Clash Will Be Over Selling InsuranceWiredIn just two short years, it's faced opposition from insurance industry regulators in Washington, Texas, Wisconsin, and Utah. While Zenefits has…
AIHA States Opposition to Future Logging Careers Act
The proposed legislation would allow 16- and 17-year-old children to be exempt from child labor laws if they worked in logging or mechanized operations under parental supervision.