There are now more resources available to help to reduce the risks of work accidents in Colorado and elsewhere for employees who work closely with fluorescent bulbs. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OHSA), these workers face serious risks for mercury exposure when working around broken bulbs. Compact fluorescent bulbs are a lot […]
Archive | August, 2012
Colorado Employment Law: Young Workers at High Risk for Accidents
The number of youth employed in the U.S. rose more than 2 percent from April to July of this year. There were close to 20 million youth working in the country during this time, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This means that more than half of the country’s youth (those between […]
Fluorescent Bulbs and Risks of Mercury Exposure on the Job
There are two new educational resources to help you to avoid a serious, if not fatal, work accident in Boulder and elsewhere. Officials with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OHSA) recently released new materials to help workers from being overexposed to mercury while working with and around fluorescent bulbs. These kinds of bulbs are […]
OSHA Files Wistleblower Lawsuit on Behalf of Colorado Employee
Officials with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently filed suit against Angels Paws, an animal shelter in Colorado. They filed the lawsuit on behalf of a worker who was fired in violation of OSHA’s whistleblower provisions. The worker was fired after they complained about various safety and health hazards that were observed with […]
Blue Ribbon Foods Gets Poor Rating in OSHA Inspection
Colorado Blue Ribbon Foods LLC has recent been cited with nearly 30 safety and health violations after officials with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a follow-up investigation. The follow-up inspection was conducted to make sure that the company had corrected the dangers that they were cited for from an even earlier inspection. […]
Pipeline Company Facing More Than $180,000 in Fines
Greenwood Village-based Pipeline Industries Inc. has recently been cited with seven violations for exposing workers to various cave-in dangers at work sites in Colorado. These violations come with proposed fines of more than $180,000, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). An August and a September investigation by OSHA officials was the result […]
