The cost of a human life to a shoplifter at a Georgia Walmart store apparently was the value of three televisions. Jaseramie Dion (JD) Ferguson, a 25-year-old loss prevention officer at a Walmart store in Lilburn, Ga., was killed April 10 trying to stop a shoplifter from making off with three flat screen televisions. “We
Read more →Following the appropriate lockout/tagout procedures prevents an estimated 120 fatalities and 50,000 injuries each year. OSHA estimates there are approximately 187 electrical-related fatalities a year. While electrical hazards are not the leading cause of on-the-job injuries and fatalities, they are disproportionately fatal and costly. For every 13 electrical injuries, one worker dies. According to the
Read more →The National Boating Safety Advisory Council advises the U.S. Coast Guard on recreational boating safety regulations and other major boating safety matters.
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