Seyfarth Synopsis: Most employers understand that they are required to report serious injuries and illnesses to OSHA shortly after they occur. Even employers in low hazard industries who are not ...

OSHA has unveiled comprehensive workplace injury and illness statistics for 2023. This release marks the inaugural dataset under the newly established Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and ...

OSHA requires employers to report a fatality or severe injury (“SIR”). Generally, a fatality must be reported within 8 hours and an in-patient hospitalization ...

The data comes from 370,000 reports submitted on OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses. In addition, OSHA has posted partial data from more than 732,000 OSHA Forms 300 Log of ...

Effective Jan. 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has updated its regulations to institute enhanced protection measures for workers, mandating certain employers in high-hazard industries to ...

A new, federal database has volatile, twofold potential: as a tool to help providers make safety changes — and as a searchable dashboard that aids those looking to stir up trouble for operators, ...

The new year will bring new transparency to workplace safety issues. An Occupational Safety and Health Administration rule going into effect Monday will require about 50,000 employers to beef up their ...

Millions of workers in the United States (US) are injured on the job annually. However, accurately determining the true rate of occupational injuries remains a challenge due to gaps in existing ...

On April 18, OSHA released 2023 injury and illness data collected under the agency’s new Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses regulation published July 2023. The data include specific ...

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CHICAGO (CBS) -- Workers in fresh food manufacturing plants have been getting injured at a high rate in Illinois. The problem is so serious that the federal Occupational Safety and Health ...