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Wal-Mart Breaks Safety Agreement—Facing 118K Fine for Repeat and Serious H&S Violations

Wal-Mart continues to endanger the safety and health of its employees despite a 2013 corporate-wide settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration to improve safety and health conditions at all of its store locations. Some serious and repeat citations include: (1) Failure to provide employees with sufficient working space to avoid contact with live electrical wires; (2) Failure to protect workers from exposure to shock and burn hazards; and (3) Failure to annually train workers designated to cleanup blood spills on the dangers of blood-borne pathogens.  The proposed penalties for the violations total $118,00.  Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has had more than 330 OSHA inspections within the past 5 years.  Read more here.