Articles Tagged with ''worker safety''

TECH FLASH

Nestlé exposes abuses in Thailand’s seafood industry

The Thai seafood industry is plagued with widespread forced labor and other human rights violations according to a report released last week by Nestlé.

Jeremy Gerrard

November 25, 2015

Virtually all European and US companies that purchase seafood from Thailand are at risk of having these abuses in their supply chains as well.

OSHA, Red Cross renew alliance to protect American workers

November 11, 2015

The organizations will work to reduce workplace incidents and protect workers from hazardous exposures.

Technology Sourcebook

Door/steel fencing

November 11, 2015

The Rite-Hite Defender Cell restricts access and provides point-of-operation protection around potentially dangerous automated and automatic processes.

Non-fatal workplace injuries decreased in 2014

Jeremy Gerrard

October 30, 2015

Despite nearly three million non-fatal workplace injuries and illnesses reported by private employers last year, results from a recent Bureau of Labor Statistics’ survey show the total recordable cases incidence rate fell 0.1 cases per 100 full-time workers.

S88 Builder shows all available information on the equipment

Ergonomics

Ergonomics: Creating a Culture of Safety

Machine guarding and other types of safeguards won’t protect plant workers if they circumvent them or place themselves in harm’s way.

Jeremy Gerrard

October 6, 2015

It shouldn’t be news that bad work designs can spell major problems for employers in terms of lost production time, workers’ compensation claims and injuries. All of these take deep cuts out of the bottom line. But poor design can hurt you where you least expect it such as in turnover rates, damage to your brand and bad rankings in best place to work surveys.

TECH FLASH

Workplace fatalities increased in 2014

The initial results from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries reveal a 9 percent increase in manufacturing fatalities.

Jeremy Gerrard

September 29, 2015

Contact with objects and equipment accounted for the highest number of deaths.

OSHA extends comment period for proposed rule clarifying employers' continuing obligation to make and maintain accurate records of injuries, illnesses

September 23, 2015

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has extended the deadline for submitting comments on the proposed rule that clarifies an employer's continuing obligation to make and maintain an accurate record of each recordable injury and illness.

IDFA honors more than 100 dairy companies with safety awards

September 21, 2015

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) awarded 109 diary company operations with IDFA Diary Industry Safety Recognition Awards and Achievement Certificates.

OSHA awards $10.5 million in workplace safety and health training

Jeremy Gerrard

September 3, 2015

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has awarded $10.5 million in one-year federal safety and health training grants to 80 nonprofit organizations across the nation for education and training programs that help high-risk workers and their employers recognize serious workplace hazards, implement injury prevention measures and understand their rights and responsibilities.

Technology Sourcebook

Clear height gate

August 31, 2015

The FabEnCo mezzanine clear height safety gate protects workers from falls on elevated loading areas; it can accommodate tall pallets to allow more material through mezzanine entryways.

Join Lynn Dornblaser, Client Advisor at Mintel, and Alyse Thompson-Richards, Editor-in-Chief of FOOD ENGINEERING, as they break down the 2026 Top 100 Food and Beverage Companies and discuss the factors affecting this year’s rankings.