Recall date: November 16, 2017 Recall number: 18-037 Name of product: Arctic Cat ROVs with winches Units: About 300 ROVs and 3,000 winch accessory kits (In addition, 124 were sold in Canada) Hazard: The winch solenoid located under the operator seat can overheat, posing a fire …
Drivers Safety
Polaris Recalls Scrambler All-Terrain Vehicles Due to Crash Hazard
Polaris Recalls Scrambler All-Terrain Vehicles Due to Crash Hazard Recall date: August 8, 2017 Recall number: 17-203 Name of product: Polaris Scrambler all-terrain vehicle (ATVs) Units: 2,800 Hazard: The throttle release switch can fail, posing a crash hazard. Description: This …
Textron Specialized Vehicles Recalls Bad Boy Off-Road Utility Vehicles
Recall date: January 11, 2017 Recall number: 17-067 Name of product: Bad Boy off-road utility vehicles Hazard: The off-road utility vehicles lack seat belts, posing a risk of serious injury or death to the operator and passengers in the event of a vehicle …
Helping a Mobile Workforce “Get” Safety
Over the past few months, we have discussed many tactics for improving fleet safety, discouraging distracted driving, and reducing accidents. All of these are important prevention measures. However, as with any strategy, one of the most critical items is gaining employee support and “buy in”. This …
OSHA Cites Employer for not Providing Seatbelts in Passenger Van After Worker Dies
OSHA cites Sharpe Holdings in death of worker at Missouri dairy farm and places them in OSHA's Severe Violator Program following 3rd fatality since 2012 For the third time since 2012, federal OSHA investigators have cited Sharpe Holdings in the death of an employee. The most recent casualty was a …
Pennsylvania Lawn Care Company Cited
Employee has two toes amputated following rollover OSHA issued citations for two willful, five serious, and one other-than-serious safety and health violations to SNS Lawn & Landscape Services Inc., doing business as The Ground Guys, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Proposed penalties total …