safety news for supervisors.

This section offers news briefs on industrial safety in the U.S. According to a study from the Maryland School of Medicine National Study Center for Trauma and EMS, the risk of falling from a ladder is higher in older workers than their younger counterparts. Perry County Coal Corp. has been fined $220,000 for skipping lockout/tagout procedures. According to the University of California School of Public Health, workplace exposure to chemicals cost $1.4 billion in direct and indirect costs in 2004.