The CEO of a waste water treatment facility has pleaded no contest to charges stemming from a workplace accident that injured employees and firefighters. Unsafe chemical storage led to the explosion at the California facility resulting in workplace injuries for...
Month: July 2017
Another construction injury at California Facebook building
Construction workers are at high risk for injury due to the work environment and the nature of the job. Over the years, safety regulations have been implemented that allow workers to be safer while on the job site. Safety gear such as harness may...
California workers’ compensation pay used for medical services
In order to maximize the use of public funds, agencies often track the various reasons for disbursement of money. In this state, the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California tracks such data. The tracking enables large public agencies to devise...
Despite toxic exposure concerns, OSHA proposes to relax rules
Workers' advocates have been fighting for years to make certain industrial environments safer for people on job sites. One such concern is related to toxic exposure to certain minerals. Specifically, in maritime and construction industries, workers face exposure to...
