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Special Report: Worker Injuries Soar at SpaceX
One windy night at Elon Musk's SpaceX facility in McGregor, Texas, Lonnie LeBlanc and his co-workers realized they had a problem. They needed to transport foam insulation to the rocket company's main ...
Extreme Heat Protections for Outdoor Workers Lag in Most U.S. States
Santos Brizuela spent more than two decades laboring outdoors, persisting despite a bout of heatstroke while cutting sugarcane in Mexico and chronic laryngitis from repeated exposure to the hot sun ...
U.S. Regulators Cite Amazon Again Over Worker Safety
The U.S. workplace safety regulator said Amazon.com Inc. has subjected workers at yet another of its sprawling warehouses to hazardous conditions by imposing onerous production quotas and failing to ...
Robotics in the Workplace Improves Safety: White Paper
Adding technology in the workplace can help injuries and deaths, especially in manufacturing, says a new white paper released by the National Safety Council. "Robotics have long been deployed by ...
Walmart Shooting Raises Need for Violence Prevention at Work
The mass shooting last Wednesday at a Walmart in Virginia was only the latest example of workplace violence perpetrated by an employee.
Nationwide, Kinetic Team on Wearable Workplace Safety Technology
New York-based safety technology firm Kinetic has formed an underwriting partnership with Nationwide's E&S/Specialty division. Acting as program manager, Kinetic Insurance is offering workers' ...
One-Third of Small Businesses Experienced Workplace Violence: HSB Survey
Workplace violence is a growing concern for small and midsize businesses, with 34 percent reporting at least one serious threat or violent incident, according to a recent survey from HSB. And many ...
EU to Update Workplace Safety Rules to Address Remote Work, Mental Health
The European Commission plans to update its rules on worker safety to reflect the shift millions employees made to working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic and to reflect the anticipated ...