NEW ORLEANS — Technology has emerged as a new strategy to help workplaces prevent acts of violence against workers, an issue that has virtually every industry increasingly concerned and regulators bracing for change, according to a National Safety Council researcher. Kenna Carlsen, a research associate who spoke Monday at the National Safety Council’s Safety Congress …
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NEW ORLEANS — Principles of studying works of fine art can be applied to hazard identification practices in industries, helping to bridge the dangerous gap between what most people look at and what is processed by the brain, according to an expert weighing on the practice of “visual literacy” as applied to the safety profession. …
The New Jersey State Fraternal Order of Police is speaking out against a lawsuit filed by Jersey City against the state over a policy permitting off-duty legal cannabis consumption for police officers. The FOP on Thursday issued a statement calling the lawsuit a “waste of taxpayer dollars,” noting that the state Attorney General’s Office has …
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A Pennsylvania appellate court Thursday upheld an arbitration award for a sheriff’s deputy who said her employer violated a collective bargaining agreement when it took away leave time because she attended medical appointments for a work injury during work hours. The Commonwealth Court affirmed the arbitration award for Lehigh County Sheriff’s Deputy Emily Cordes, who …
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A schoolteacher injured during his lunch break is entitled to workers compensation benefits because he was still responsible for students during that time, an Arkansas appellate court ruled Wednesday. The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a ruling by the state Workers’ Compensation Commission that Bron Bell suffered a compensable injury on Sept. 27, 2018, when …
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Reinsurance buyers will see continued firm pricing at upcoming renewals, while primary insurance rate hikes persist, top executives at Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. said Thursday as the brokerage reported its net income jumped 34% in the third quarter. Elevated catastrophe losses will drive continued underwriting discipline in property catastrophe reinsurance, but the market is …
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Wednesday that it cited Decatur, Illinois-based Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. after three workers were seriously injured in an explosion at a grain processing facility. The workers suffered burns and other injuries in the April 21 explosion at the Decatur plant. OSHA inspectors found an explosion suppression system at the …
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A recent Ohio Supreme Court ruling offers some clarification for workers compensation insurers looking to subrogate in cases where claimants recover damages through third-party litigation, but experts say the decision creates confusion as to which costs may be subject to subrogation. The court, in its Oct. 3 decision in Thomas v. Logue, ruled that costs …
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Monday announced it cited a New York water and sewer line contractor after two employees died at a trench construction site at John F. Kennedy International Airport. OSHA said it cited Bronx-based Triumph Construction Corp. for four serious violations and proposed $59,153 in penalties following the …
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