Grain entrapment cases and fatalities increased in 2016 South Carolina residents who work on farms that have grain silos may be interested to learn that, according to an annual survey from Purdue University, grain entrapment cases and fatalities increased in 2016. Grain entrapment incidents occur when a worker is lowered into a grain silo to…
Continue reading ›Annual CVSA event and cargo securement The regular inspection of commercial trucks is necessary to ensuring that they are safe while they are being operated on the road. During June 6-8, 2017, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance will be conducting its annual inspection blitz in South Carolina and the rest of the United States. For…
Continue reading ›New OSHA program designed to protect South Carolina employees The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched a new campaign designed to reduce the risk of death and injury to workers while on the job. The Safe and Sound Program urges employers to review their safety and health programs with a…
Continue reading ›Agency pledges to help make workplaces safer South Carolina employees who have experienced working in dangerous work environments or with employers who violate workplace safety provisions may be interested to learn that the U.S. Department of Labor has pledged to promote high-quality work environments. According to an attorney there, the goal is to keep workplaces…
Continue reading ›Preventing workplace eye injuries in South Carolina Every year, eye injuries that occur in the workplace cost more than $300 million in treatment, decreased productivity and compensation. This is not surprising since there are about 2,000 workers who require medical treatments for eye injuries every day. However, about 90 percent of these injuries could be…
Continue reading ›When employers can be held liable for a worker’s death With more than 400,000 occupational fatalities that have occurred in South Carolina and throughout the country since 1970, it is rare that employers have been held criminally liable for an employee’s death. However, when the Occupational Safety and Health Administration adopted the OSH Act in…
Continue reading ›Safety in warehouse environments South Carolina business owners who operate from their own warehouses and need contractors to come on site to conduct work should make sure that their sites are safe. There are several things they can do to accomplish this. No matter the size of the premises, a site induction should be conducted…
Continue reading ›Crash risks and the health of truck drivers South Carolina motorists who are concerned about driving safety should know that the health condition of commercial truck drivers is a significant factor in crash risk. Truck drivers with three or more certain medical conditions have as much as four times the crash risk of drivers who…
Continue reading ›The use of gates for ladder fall protection Using gates with ladders may provide better fall protection than using chains. The incorrect use of chains as protection on ladders can result in hazardous situations. South Carolina workers who routinely use ladders to perform their tasks should be aware of how to properly secure them to…
Continue reading ›Scissor lifts and associated dangers The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued a hazard alert regarding scissor lift safety that employees in South Carolina may want to bear in mind. OSHA warns that a number of workers who were involved in a variety of unrelated incidents have suffered injury or death when working with…
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