The United States Supreme Court has unanimously rejected a sex discrimination suit against Wal-Mart on behalf of 1.6 million female employees; the lawsuit attempted to argue the retail giant…
“Why do more people have to die to make the point that we need some common sense safety standards? said John Betts, father of one of five Bluffton University baseball players who died when…
April 20, 2011 marked a year when workers were pushed to finish drilling faster than what some thought was safe, causing the BP well to spew 206 million gallons of oil, and thus, triggering the…
A mechanic was fatally injured on-the-job while performing a routine task he had performed on a daily basis. The man was pumping gas from one truck to another when his clothes were snagged by the…
A collision between a school bus and sport utility vehicle sent five students to area hospitals. According to the police report, the bus driver lost control for unknown reasons and slammed into the…
A web of misfortunate continues to loom over the Broadway production of “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. In early November, I wrote about the risks to the stunt actors in this production and…
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will begin a year-long effort to promote child passenger safety. The main purpose is to improve child safety in vehicles and airplanes, and…
In the past two months, two Boeing 757 commercial aircraft have been grounded after holes and cracks were discovered in the side of the plane. What makes these incidents scarier is the fact that…
While school bus safety is important every day, the third full week in October (October 18 – 22, 2010) has been designated National School Bus Safety Week. It is a continuing education…
A man fell thirty-five feet when the scaffolding he and a co-worker were standing on collapsed while working inside an empty water tower. The workers were removing rust from the inside of the tower…
Even though federal accident investigators have increasingly identified fatigue as a factor in airplane crashes, all attempts to redefine the rules for pilots has been repeatedly blocked until…
Florida, like most States, requires businesses to carry worker’s compensation; this is, usually, a no-fault system of compensation When an employee is injured on the job, regardless of…