Category: Safety and Regulation Compliance

Documentation is often viewed as a mundane administrative task. Nevertheless, in the context of workers' compensation, it serves as the backbone of a proactive and effective program. A well-documented pre-injury process establishes accountability, ensures compliance, and provides a roadmap for preventing injuries and responding effectively when they occur. Proper documentation also demonstrates an employer's commitment… Continue reading Documenting Pre-Injury Processes: Building Accountability and Preparation for Workers' Compensation Success

RIGID Constructors failed to provide worker training and personal protective equipment LELAND, N.C – A U.S. Department of Labor investigation into the drowning of a 27-year-old heavy equipment operator at a construction site in Leland found that the employer could have prevented the fatal incident by following applicable safety regulations. An investigation into the August… Continue reading The U.S. Department of Labor concludes that a Louisiana contractor could have prevented the drowning of a 27-year-old worker at a construction site in North Carolina

BESSEMER, AL – A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has found that a local electrical contractor could have prevented the electrocution of a 44-year-old foreman during storm cleanup efforts in Coaling by taking key safety measures to protect his workers. Investigators with the department Occupational Safety and Health Administration Learned the foreman was part of… Continue reading The U.S. Department of Labor finds electrocution of workers linked to expired Alabama contractor tools and training errors

AUGUSTA, I – A federal workplace safety investigation has found that a Glenburn general contractor's decision to ignore a site expert's repeated warnings and the company's site-specific safety plan led to a fatal incident in June 2024. An employee suffered fatal crush injuries when an unstiffened retaining wall collapsed at a construction site in Brownville.… Continue reading The Labor Department finds that Glenburn contractor ignored repeated warnings and a site-specific safety plan in fatal trench collapse at the Brownville construction site

As 2024 comes to a close, here is a summary of Cal/OSHA updates from recent Standards Board meetings and the Cal/OSHA Triennial Advisory Committee meeting: silicon Last week, the board voted unanimously to adopt proposed changes to the permanent silica regulation to address ongoing concerns about silicosis cases associated with working with engineered stone. The… Continue reading Cal/OSHA Year-End Roundup: Revised Silica Regulation Adopted and More | Conn Maciel Carey LLP

It was the night before…a federal government shutdown. Earlier this week, it looked like Congress had wrapped up its government funding bill in a neat little package. But lawmakers grew cold and a little nervous about the bill's post-holiday credit card bill and shelved the bill. Than that Buzz For publication, Republican leaders in the… Continue reading Beltway Buzz – December 2024 #2 | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) – The second work-related death of a City of Albany employee has continued to raise several questions about more than just the city's safety protocols. On December 18, Sebastian Dykes Jr. died after a moat wall collapsed on him. Two days later, the city of Albany announced it would conduct an internal… Continue reading Why OSHA isn't investigating the death of a City of Albany employee

The US Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) wants Amazon companies to take on the lead work in ergonomics reform. The e-commerce giant reached a settlement with OSHA related to various safety-related allegations the agency made against the company and has been fighting a legal battle since 2022. Those allegations alleged that the company placed… Continue reading Amazon and OSHA agree to improve housing ergonomics nationwide

HD Hyundai Construction Equipment North AmericaNorcross, Georgia is located in Proctor, Minn. added Hayden Murphy Equipment Co. to its dealer network. The location will serve as a full-line retailer for northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin. Founded in 1957, Hayden-Murphy sells, rents and services cranes, compaction and road construction equipment. KOBELCO construction machinery USAKaty, Texas, added… Continue reading HD Hyundai construction equipment; KOBELCO – Rental Management Media Group

Joe Biden's last-minute pardons have been nothing short of scandalous—and his son Hunter's pardon wasn't even the worst. Biden's pardons are terrible on their own, but taken together they illustrate a larger point. Pardons apply to individual cases; Pardons are not for policymaking. First of all, holy crap, some of these pardons are insane, including… Continue reading Hunter’s pardon is bad, but Biden’s “meritorious” clemency is worse