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When OSHA Comes Knocking

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From: Business NH Magazine
Date: 20061001
Author:Saturley, Michelle

Most of us have read an e-mail or heard the gossip about a "freak" accident at work that sounds like something out of an Upton Sinclair novel.

The truth is, though, serious injuries and deaths on the job are usually caused by something much more mundane.

"The number one cause of death on the job in New Hampshire is falls," says Rosemarie Ohar, NH area director for Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the federal agency charged with ensuring worker safety and health by working with employers and employees to create better working environments. "And these falls occur in just ...

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