Familiar Hazards, Persistent Weaknesses OSHA’s most frequently cited standards for fiscal year 2024 tell a familiar story. Fall protection again led the list, followed by hazard communication, lockout/tagout, ladders, and respiratory protection. The standards may be familiar, but the lesson is not simply that employers need more compliance activity. It is that common hazards continue […]

On November 12, 2024, at approximately 3 p.m., a devastating explosion occurred at the Givaudan Sense Colour factory in Louisville, Kentucky. The blast resulted in the tragic deaths of two employees and left eleven others injured, some critically. The explosion caused a partial collapse of the facility and inflicted significant damage on nearby homes and […]

When a Warning Comes Too Late On February 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. Thirty-eight railcars left the track, including 11 tank cars carrying hazardous materials. Fires followed, residents were evacuated, and a community became the center of a long and difficult environmental response. The derailment began with the […]