Guilty plea to lying about man’s North Dakota oilfield death

A 50-year-old Montanan accusing of lying to investigators about the 2014 death of an oilfield worker in North Dakota has pleaded guilty in federal court to obstructing a Fed-OSHA proceeding. A 28-year-old employee from Alabama was welding inside a tank that had not been properly cleaned and vented when welding equipment ignited vapors, causing an explosion. AL.com

 

New Jersey construction worker dies after seven-story fall

A construction worker fell seven stories to his death at a Jersey City, New Jersey building construction site Wednesday morning. Fed-OSHA is investigating. The site was shut down following the incident. 1010 WINS

 

Alaska opens vaccines to residents 16 and older

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy announced Tuesday that the COVID-19 vaccine is available for everyone who lives or works in Alaska and is 16 or older, making Alaska the first state in the nation to remove eligibility requirements. The state decided to open vaccines to all Alaskans for several reasons, including the increasing vaccine availability and the effective vaccine rollout, especially by tribal health organizations, according to the governor. Fairbanks News-Miner

 

Addressing opioid overdose deaths in the workplace

Overdoses are becoming increasingly common in the workplace. Having naloxone on hand can provide a tool that a workplace can use while waiting on first responders to arrive on the scene. Longview News-Journal

 

Amid mask fraud, where doctors can find trusted info on approved N95s

With so many counterfeit N95s on the market, inadvertently using them can give physicians and other health professionals a false sense of security. The NIOSH Trusted-Source webpage is the go-to destination to identify approved models and find a listing of all NIOSH-approved and FDA-cleared surgical N95 respirators, and there are additional ways to ensure a N95 respirator mask is the real deal. AMA

 

Employers face hard choices on how to manage workplace safety during reopenings

As states lift their COVID-19 related orders, employers will need to think carefully about the workplace safety measures implemented in their workplaces. Employers that operate on a national level or in multiple states may also have drastically different compliance obligations related to workplace safety requirements in different locations, two attorneys at Jackson Lewis P.C. explain. JD Supra