The latest data on workplace fatalities in California show a double-digit drop in fatal workplace incidences even when suicides and drug overdoses that just happened to occur in the workplace are included in the total. Overall, the annual Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) by Cal/OSHA’s research department shows a 13% drop in such cases …
One thing is clear about marijuana in the workplace: “It is unsafe to be under the influence of cannabis while working in a safety-sensitive position,” says the National Safety Council. NSC found – what common sense tells us – that such impairment can lead to injury or death for both operators under the influence and …
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Minnesota Labor Commissioner Pushes Workers’ Comp Reform In Minnesota, workplace injuries are down, but the cost per injury is rising, and that widening gap carries perilous consequences for the state’s …
Golden State’s Illness, Injury Numbers Improve The number of recordable workplace injuries and illnesses reported dropped again in 2006 even though the number of workers grew, according to findings from …
Workers’ Comp Personal Data Breach Triggers Concern Personal data on injured workers held by the Newfoundland and Labrador Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission, as well as justice department files …
Fifth Circuit Rules for Lockheed in Workplace Shooting Case The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholds the dismissal of claims by 27 plaintiffs who sued Lockheed Martin for damages …
TDI: Illness and Injures on the Rise The Texas Department of Insurance announces that private industry workplace injuries and illnesses were up statewide in 2006. However, rates in the Lone …