Extreme heat doesn’t stop the mail, even at cost of postal workers’ health
Since 2012, Fed-OSHA has cited USPS for exposing about 900 employees across the country to the risks of heat-related illness and death that include extreme muscle cramps, vomiting while walking, losing consciousness, feeling shooting pains in their head and chest and getting heatstroke. Center for Public Integrity
Being prepared for an active shooter event
Many are worried after the most recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton about what they should do in an active shooter situation. Dr. Kenneth L. Wolf, a consultant on active shooting preparation, says according the Department of Homeland Security, the best thing to do during an active shooter event is to run and escape the kill zone. WEMU (Ypsilanti, Mich.)
Michigan school district fined nearly $12K for alleged asbestos violations at building
Michigan OSHA has issued citations to Grand Rapids schools for improperly handling asbestos-containing materials. The agency has handed down penalties of $11,900 for violations including failure to provide an asbestos awareness training course to employees who clean the building. MLive
Business expert: Safety measures help prevent accidents in workplace
The National Safety Council categorized 4.5 million United States accidents requiring medical attention in 2017 at a cost of $161.5 billion as preventable. Entrepreneurs need to train themselves and as support staff is hired, transfer the safety mindset, writes Charlene Maurer Finerty. Times Herald-Record
Fed-OSHA levies $15K fine against for road construction worker’s death
Fed-OSHA has fined a contractor more than $15,000 following the death of a 56-year-old construction worker who suffering a head injury when he was struck by an 18-inch by 20-foot steel pipe on the I-4 Ultimate project in Orlando, Florida. The agency determined the flatbed workers were moving the giant drainpipe to an area that was not sitting on level ground. WFTV [with video]
Employee killed at Texas food plant
A 34-year-old Tyson Foods employee from Amarillo was killed in an occupational accident on Friday. He reportedly was working on line equipment when be was pinned between several loaded pallets. ABC7 (Amarillo)
Workplace injuries triple women’s risk of suicide or overdose
New research by Boston University concludes women with injuries that caused them to lose at least a week of work were 92 percent more likely to die from suicide and 193 percent more likely to die from drug-related causes than other women in the workforce. The study’s senior author notes prior research has shown that injured workers are at increased risk of depression, have been treated frequently with opioids, and have suffered long-term earnings losses. The Business Journals