Workplace Safety

Workers’ health and safety in Texas

Employees in Texas may benefit from learning more about the workers’ health and safety provisions provided under the state’s labor code. The statute’s general provisions appoint a division responsible for the collection of information on workers’ safety and health in…

Ergonomic workplace solutions

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, publishes documents related to safety in the workplace. Workplace safety is essential for Texas workers in every industry, but stock movers, freight…

Construction and roadway accidents

Construction workers in Texas might benefit from learning more about highway work zone safety and workplace accidents. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported that between 2003 and 2013, Texas had more worker fatalities in road construction sites and work zones…

OSHA changes rules on enclosed spaces

Texas construction companies and their employees should be aware of a final rule issued by OSHA governing confined spaces on a construction site and safety. The rule will take effect on Aug. 3, 2015. Subpart AA of 29 CFR 1926 directly addresses what sorts of closed…

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