The consequences of unsafe trench, excavation work can be fatal.
Mar 11, 2021
OSHA has cited Cherokee Pride Construction Inc. of Sapulpa, Okla. for serious violations related to excavation work. According to a press release from agency, inspectors arrived at a job site in September 2020 to find “employees in standing water as they installed water lines in two trenches as part of a street widening project.”
OSHA said it determined that the company failed to protect workers from cave-ins and did not provide appropriate means of escape. Workers were also not wearing required PPE for the job.
This isn’t the first time this company has been in hot water with OSHA. Back in 2017, the agency cited the company three times for failing to provide trench workers personal protective equipment, a means of escape and hazard recognition training, allowing standing water inside excavation sites, and failing to fix ladder defects.
Workers Want to Return to the Office, But Only if Safety is First Priority
A new study found that 85 percent of workers want to return to the office, but only if COVID-19 precautions are put in place.
Mar 11, 2021
One long year has passed since office buildings went quiet, halls emptied out and cubicles sat vacant at offices around the country. The workforce nostalgia for water cooler talks, in-person meetings and a commute to work is getting stronger with each day that employees work from home.
A new Return to Office Survey conducted by Eden Workplace has found that after a year of COVID-19 quarantine, 85 percent of workers want to return to the office. These workers are not quite ready for things to be back to “normal,” however. Of those surveyed, 61 percent want strict enforcement of COVID-related workplace regulations by their employers. In fact, a quarter (26 percent) even feel that employees who violate COVID safety rules should face steep consequences of being demoted
PPE for Women: Why Fit Matters
Join Editor Sydny Shepard and Fastenal Safety Product Development Manager Makenzie Hoffman as they discuss personal protective equipment for women and why finding the right fit matters.
By Sydny Shepard
Mar 10, 2021
One of the biggest issues for anyone when wearing personal protective gear is ensuring you have the right fit. Oversized PPE can get in the way, reducing productivity and leading to injury risks that, otherwise, would not have been present.
The protective apparel industry has worked hard to ensure all workers have proper fitting PPE, but when it comes to PPE for women, there are some blind spots. I have been wanting to talk about this on the podcast for a while now, so I was thrilled with Makenzie Hoffman agreed to join me to talk all about protecting female workers by providing them with the right PPE.