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NASP’s New NFPA 70E Online Courses Help Build Safer Electrical Workplaces
By NASP Blogger Compliance
Why NFPA 70E Training Matters Electrical hazards remain one of the most serious workplace safety risks across many industries. The NFPA 70E standard, developed by the National Fire Protection Association, provides guidance for electrical safety in the workplace and helps employers reduce the risk of arc flash, electric shock, electrocution, and other dangerous incidents. The…
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Cabinet manufacturer cited 3X for failure to abate hazards; faces $157K in fines
03.29.2022 Current EventsDespite the findings of a January 2021 federal workplace safety investigation, a Pensacola custom cabinet manufacturer continued to expose workers…
Lack of LOTO Causes Employee Injury; Leads to OSHA Inspection and $370K in Penalties
03.23.2022 Current EventsA recent OSHA investigation found that a plastic packaging manufacturer – with a history of workplace safety and health inspections…
DOL Sues NY Practice for Firing Employee Over Lack of COVID Protocols
03.21.2022 Current EventsThe U.S. Department of Labor filed suit against a New York ophthalmologist and his practice in New York for allegedly…
500-ton Press Incident Leads to 412k in Citations
03.15.2022 Current EventsOSHA cited a Texas manufacturer after a worker’s fingers were severed inside a 500-ton hydraulic press. The company has a…
Ammo Manufacturer to Pay $597k to Whistleblower
03.15.2022 Current EventsThe U.S. Department of Labor has ordered an Arizona-based ammunition manufacturer to pay compensatory damages, back wages and associated costs…
Fine Increase For Contractor With Fall Violations
03.11.2022 Current EventsAn Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission judge affirmed multiple citations and a total of $45,000 in fines against a…
What Does the War in Ukraine Have to Do With Worker Safety?
03.11.2022 Current EventsLast month, we talked about stress and anxiety for workers on construction sites, but it most certainly is not limited…
Fined $624K on Excavation Violations
02.25.2022 Current EventsAn employer, who OSHA just cited for a trench-related double fatality in February 2021, is now facing a $624,000 fine…
NASP has been awarded the 2021 Gold Hire Vets Medallion Award!
02.16.2022 Current EventsThe award, issued by the Department of Labor, recognizes businesses who actively recruit, employ, and retain our nation’s veterans. The…
Imperial Sugar Explosion: 14 Years Later
02.09.2022 Current EventsIt’s now been 14 years since a tragedy shook Port Wentworth. Fourteen lives were taken and several others were injured…
$303k Fine: Worker Engulfed in Grain
02.09.2022 Current EventsOSHA cited a grain cooperative after a worker was engulfed in a soybean silo. An investigation found two workers were…
Fertilizer Plant Fire Smolders
02.09.2022 Current EventsResidents who live near a fertilizer plant that has been burning for a week are returning to their homes after…
