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OSHA Cites Six Contractors for Exposing Employees to Fall and Other Hazards $244,397 in penalties are distributed due to four willful and 35 serious violations for New Jersey, Pennsylvania companies. By Shereen Hashem May 13, 2021 Construction workers were put at risk of serious or fatal injuries to falls on the jobsite by six contractors building luxury single-family homes in Medford. The contractors failed to comply with federal requirements to prevent falls – the leading cause of death in ...

05/13/21 Jon L. Gelman Six contractors constructing luxury single-family homes at the future site of Hawthorne Estates in Medford put workers at risk of serious or fatal injuries by failing to comply with federal requirements to prevent falls, the leading cause of death in the construction industry. After multiple on-site investigations, the U.S. Department of Labors Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited the companies for exposing workers to falls and other dangerous safety hazar...

Article content Are you at risk of falling? Recognizing that falls are the leading cause of injury and hospitalization among older adults in Canada, the Pembroke Regional Hospital (PRH) has implemented use of a new fall risk screening checklist. Patients aged 65 and older who visit the emergency department or have appointments in diagnostic imaging and in the clinics can expect to receive the Stop Falls — Staying Independent Checklist which they will be asked to complete in order to assess th...

03/01/21 WorkersCompensation.com West Farmington, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) - A 14-year-old boy working on the roof of a Berea townhome without required fall protection suffered critical injuries when he fell 20-feet to the ground. Immediately following this serious incident, the companys owner and three other workers put on personal fall arrest equipment to complete the roofing work in an apparent attempt to conceal the fact that fall protection was not in use at the time of the injury. Th...

Published: 10:00 AM January 17, 2021    100-year-old Veronica Hughes from Letchworth has been using the StopFalls app since having a stroke last year. - Credit: HCPA A Letchworth woman is using an app to regain her strength following a stroke last year. 100-year-old Veronica Hughes is using Hertfordshire Care Providers Associations StopFalls app with the help of her support worker Laura Brown, who visits her once a week. The app features videos of strength and balance exercises which can he...