Articles Tagged with ''workplace injuries''

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will launch on Aug. 1, 2017, the Injury Tracking Application (ITA).

Analyzing some basic criteria can put decisions about fall protection in perspective.

Nearly 3 million workers were injured or became ill on the job in 2011, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Over the course of my years in this industry I’ve witnessed many changes.

You have probably already reviewed your OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping forms for last year, filled out and posted your OSHA Form 300A on the employee bulletin board, and started a new set of recordkeeping forms for this year.

Now more than ever, it’s important to dot the i’s and cross the t’s when it comes to reporting your employees’ workplace injuries and illnesses. Recently, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) began sending inspectors to company offices and worksites to assess the accuracy of their injury and illness records.