Top 10 "Serious" and "Wilful" Safety Violations of 2015

A “serious” violation is defined by OSHA as “one in which there is substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result, and the employer knew or should have known of the hazard.”

OSHA defines a “willful” violation as one “committed with an intentional disregard of or plain indifference to the requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Act and requirements.”

Tired of sitting all day? Walk it off, researchers suggest

Sweden – Workers who sit all day and go home tired at night should try getting up for a brisk walk or two during the workday, suggests a new study by Swedish and Australian researchers.

The researchers compared five hours of uninterrupted sitting to sitting with three minutes of light-intensity walking every 30 minutes. The study’s 19 participants, who were between 45 and 75 years old and were overweight or obese, then reported their fatigue levels.

Researchers found that fatigue levels for participants who walked were lower than those who sat the entire time. “Interrupting prolonged sitting with light-intensity walking breaks may be an effective fatigue countermeasure acutely,” the researchers said in the study.

The study was conducted by researchers from Umeå University in Sweden, and Australian universities in Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.