01Sep
Avoiding OSHA Violations for School Bus Violence
The General Duties Clause of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), says that “[e]ach employer shall furnish … employees … a place of employment … free from recognized hazards that are … likely to cause … serious physical harm to … employees”. 29 U.S.C. § 654, 5(a). Recently, OSHA fined a York, PA healthcare provider $98,000 because OSHA found that the employer did not properly respond to an employee’s request for help with treating violent patients. This article will discuss what to do when your driver or aide makes you aware of an on going risk of injury from violence on the school bus.
Contact Us to read the Full Article.
Related
The landscape of decisions that effect employers and labor unions has changed in 2018 demonstrated b...
Read More >
The start of the new school year typically means motorists need to readjust to the big yellow bus ba...
Read More >
In January of 1900, Theodore Roosevelt was governor of New York when he first used the phrase, “spe...
Read More >
As school bus operators know, managing employees is no easy task. When employee disciplinary issues ...
Read More >
As kickoff to the 2021-2022 school year is right around the corner, there are a number of lingering ...
Read More >
Many school bus contractors are faced with the Pennsylvania wiretap law dilemma. That is, school dis...
Read More >