Health care providers have been warned that difficult-to-clean medical scopes that are inserted down the throat, might be to blame for infecting patients with a deadly drug-resistant bacteria. The Food and Drug Administration issued an alert after a number of patients had fallen ill, with a superbug, known as CRE, that is resistant to even […]
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The Department of Labor this week took a step to reignite the debate over if security brokers should be subject to the fiduciary liability rules in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. The standards have long been applied to retirement plan advisors – they must put their clients’ interests ahead of their own. Broker-deals, however, […]
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Every day a worker in the construction industry slips and falls, causing injury and even death. Falls are the leading cause of death in the construction injury, yet not enough it done to prevent them. The construction industry’s lack of proper protection remains the most frequently cited violation by the U.S Department of Labor’s Occupational […]
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Retail giant Walmart, who is the largest private employer in the United States, has announced that it plans to raise its hourly rate for more than 500,000 employees. Plans to raise salaries for almost 40% of its staff, as well as increase its base hourly pay to $9 (approx $1.25 above the mandatory minimum way) […]
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Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) are introducing new legislation in hopes to prevent more accidents like the Metro-North crash that happened on February 3rd and killed 6 people. The legislations focuses on engineering and safety upgrades , education on how dangerous crossings can be, and enforcement of laws. Improvements to lights, signals […]
Free medical-screening is set to be offered to former workers of the federal governments nuclear waste repository thanks to a new project out of Queens College, New York. Details of The Workers Health Protection Program will be announced later this month for former Waste Isolation Pilot Plant workers The plant has been closed since February […]
New York Presbyterian-Columbia University Medical Center has been cited by the OSHA after an investigation revealed that workers were exposed to laundry contaminated with bodily fluids, blood and other infectious materials. The exposure occurred after the hospital replaced linen laundry bags, with plastic that tore open. The Manhattan hospital was cited with 13 willful, serious […]
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The largest punitive damages ever awarded in a worker retaliation case under the Federal Railroad Safety Act were laid against the Metro-North for actions against an injured worker. An OSHA investigation revealed the worker, employed as a coach cleaner, was penalized for reporting a knee injury he suffered on the job. Because of this other […]
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No one wants to be brought down by the Flu. So follow these top tips to help prevent the spread of the virus in your workplace. 1. Get Vaccinated. – This is the most important measure to prevent the spread of the flu. 2. Stay home if you are sick! – Any worker who has a fever and […]
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As snow and frigid temperatures are due to continue this week, here are our top 4 tips for keeping safe and warm. 1. Dress warm, that means Layers! Keeping your core temperature warm is so important when we are faced with below freezing temperatures. Layer on clothes in order to fight the cold. Hypothermia is most […]