Articles Tagged with ''workplace safety''

Insurance provider Travelers has released its 2023 Injury Impact Report, and it reveals that first-year employees account for 34 percent of workplace injuries, reported DC Velocity. The report also showed that construction was among the industries with the most injuries, along with the restaurant and transportation industries.

House Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA) introduced the Workers Protecting Our Wage Earners’ Rights Act.

An increase in construction demand can also bring about a rise in job site injuries. That happened in New Jersey, as the state has seen a 25 percent boost in construction-related injuries, according to FingerLakes1.com.

Pope Francis spoke to the Italian National Association of Mutilated and Invalid Workers on Sept. 13 and used the time to discuss the tragedy of workplace accidents, Dexter Tilo of Human Resources Director New Zealand reported.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced a listening session entitled “Safety as a Core Workplace Value” on June 14 from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration will offer a three-day training event Aug. 8-10 in Arlington Heights, Illinois, for federal workers responsible for their agencies’ workplace safety and health.

On May 1, Construction Safety Week, the annual weeklong campaign designed to unite the construction industry and recommit to a safe workplace, kicks off across job sites in the U.S. and Canada.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is inviting workplace safety stakeholders to share their comments on how the agency can best honor companies who make exceptional commitments to workplace safety and health.