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US Workplace Injury Rate Unchanged; NIOSH Awards $1.5 Million for Research

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U.S. workplace injury rate remained unchanged in 2019

Private industry employers reported 2.8 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2019, unchanged from 2018, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported. 

In 2019, the incidence rate of total recordable cases (TRC) in private industry was 2.8 cases per 100 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers –

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OSHA inspections decline, fall protection violations top the list, cloth masks aren’t considered PPE

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OSHA inspections decline 35% in fiscal year 2020

OSHA conducted just 21,589 inspections during fiscal year 2020, down 35% from 33,401 in fiscal 2019, according to a report by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.

Employers’ attempts to overturn citations issued by federal OSHA declined in fiscal 2020, according to a report from the

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Cali nursing home fined, thrift store sales booming, and Cali curfew in place through Dec. 21

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California nursing home fined nearly $100K for COVID-19-related workplace violations

California state workplace regulators issued one of the largest fines yet to a Bakersfield, CA nursing home for COVID-19 related workplace violations, according to McKnight’s Business Daily.  

Kingston Healthcare Center, a 184-bed skilled nursing facility, received a fine of $92,500 as a result of

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Three reasons why sustainability is here to stay

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This year, we’ve been tracking consumer environmental concern and sustainability messaging from brands during the COVID-19 crisis to monitor whether these issues would again take a back seat in light of current challenges. We polled consumers across the globe in 2019 and again at the peak of COVID-19 to explore whether attitudes have changed, and

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Calif. businesses prepare to comply with emergency temporary standard for COVID-19

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On November 19, 2020, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) adopted an emergency temporary standard (ETS) on Coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention in the workplace. On November 30, 2020, following approval from the Office of Administrative Law (OAL), the emergency standard was filed with the Secretary of State and took immediate effect. 

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