The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is designed to regulate and enforce safety and health standards within the workplace. While OSHA is a division of the federal government, individual states may develop their own workplace health and safety standards. State plans must be OSHA approved; consequently, although there may be some differences, most state plans are very similar to federal OSHA compliance.
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DALLAS, Oct 06, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Flowserve Corporation /quotes/comstock/13*!fls/quotes/nls/fls (FLS 111.27, +0.45, +0.41%) , a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, today announced that it received a 2010 “America’s Safest Company” award from EHS Today magazine. The honor was presented to Flowserve at an awards ceremony in San Diego, California, on Monday, October 4, 2010.
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According to the Department of Labor (DOL) falls at work are a major cause of death, triggering eight per cent of occupational fatalities from trauma. The dominance of such injuries is elicited through risks posed by equipment, practices, and unsafe surroundings, such as slippery surfaces. All such hazards require programs involving fall protection training and education.
One of the most affected industry from falls is the construction industry. The most commonly injured part of the body in these incidents is the back. This high number of injuries has been associated with faulty equipment, human error, and systems.
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