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Is this a good method to reduce workplace injuries?
Criminal prosecution of companies where safety violations cause serious injuries or fatalities are rare in the U.S. With that in mind, it’s interesting to note how such cases are handled in another...
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2 supervisors get fines for death of pregnant worker
In the nation’s first criminal prosecution involving the heat-related death of a farm worker, a plea agreement has resulted in small fines, probation and community service time for two supervisors....
View ArticleCompany to pay $1.65M in fire deaths of 5 workers
In a rare criminal prosecution of a company for safety violations, a California-based company will pay $1.65M in connection with the deaths of five workers in a fire at a power plant in Colorado. RPI...
View ArticleTop 10 OSHA trends to watch in 2014
Given the political climate these days in Washington, DC, we decided not to post a list of top OSHA predictions for 2014. But, we are much more confident about sharing our “watch list” concerning OSHA...
View ArticleEffort underway to prosecute more OSHA crimes
While it’s still rare, we’ve been hearing for a while now that OSHA is stepping up its efforts to refer some fatality cases for criminal prosecution. Now one law enforcement agency is joining the...
View ArticleOwners, managers, companies face more criminal charges for safety lapses
OSHA has been referring more cases for criminal prosecution. Three recent cases show what types of charges that owners, managers and companies face. OSHA now refers every case involving an employee...
View ArticleA look back at Top 10 OSHA trends to watch in 2014
Many items on our “watch list” for OSHA in 2014 had some significant developments this year: Criminal prosecutions for OSHA violations. These are still rare. But in 2014: In a plea agreement, MR...
View ArticleRecord number of criminal prosecutions for worker deaths
In Fiscal Year 2014, the U.S. Department of Labor referred or assisted with the criminal prosecution of 27 cases involving worker deaths – the highest number in DOL’s history. However, since there...
View ArticleWhat do your safety peers think about OSHA?
We asked our readers a series of questions about how OSHA does its job. Here’s what your peers had to say: Q: How do you feel about OSHA’s recent enforcement efforts? They’re just about right: 63%...
View ArticleIt’s official: Feds to ‘increase frequency of criminal prosecution’ for OSHA...
The federal government says it will step up use of a variety of laws to bring more criminal charges for OSHA violations, particularly those with fatalities and where there was a willful violation. The...
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