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As the marijuana industry expands, it is important to develop appropriate safety procedures in the working environment. As with any new industry, those safety protocols are often established only after an unfortunate incident.  In Jan. 2022, the first occupational-related cannabis death from asthma...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a report confirming the first case of an occupational asthma death in U.S. cannabis history.  What Happened Per the report filed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), a cannabis...

The U.S. Department of Labor said its Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) entered into a settlement agreement with the discount retail chain Dollar Tree Inc (NASDAQ: DLTR) to improve workplace safety in stores nationwide.  The settlement agreement requires Dollar Tree and its...

  Following the recent death of an employee at Green Thumb Industries’ (OTCQX: GTBIF) cultivation and manufacturing facility, the Teamsters issued an official statement calling on the multi-state cannabis operator to address its workers’ safety concerns. “...

An employee collapsed and died during her shift at Green Thumb Industries' (OTCQX: GTBIF) cultivation and manufacturing facility in Rock Island, Illinois, exclusively reported WeedWeek. “It is with great sadness that we confirm the passing of an employee at our Rock...

NIOSH, the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, a sub-agency of the Centers for Disease Control, is offering free health hazard evaluations (HHE) for all cannabis processing facilities to prevent accidents, reported Leafly. NIOSH works directly with each company, James Couch,...

Holyoke City Council is asking the Mayor and Board of Health to form enforcement and inspectional procedures for the booming marijuana industry following the death of a cannabis employee in January, reported Mass Live. Ward 5 Councilor Linda Vacon filed an order after...

The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. As the summer of 2020 unfolds on an America taking its first emergent steps out of a global pandemic, business owners are looking at...

An oil worker of Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) was killed and two others were injured at an explosion at a well owned by an Exxon subsidiary in North Dakota, Reuters said, citing an Associated Press report on Monday. "Johnny Stassinos, 52, of Rock Springs, Wyoming, died Saturday as a result...