Dressing correctly for cold weather work—which includes layering your garments and choosing gear that’s flexible enough to do your job—is the key to avoiding potentially serious exposure-related health problems. Here’s what you need to know.
Twenty-two million workers are exposed to potentially damaging noise at work each year. Last year, U.S. business paid more than $1.5 million in penalties for not protecting workers from noise.
A regulation requiring workplaces to protect employees from falls topped the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s list of most violated rules for the 14th straight year, prompting nearly $50 million in fines.
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration charged businesses $132.3 million for violations of its 10 most cited regulations in 2023, a 30 percent increase from the year before. Failing to protect workers from on-the-job falls was the most cited regulation for the 13th year in a row.
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