The US Department of Labor found that the worker was electrocuted due to expired tools and failed training

A local electrical contractor could have prevented a 44-year-old foreman from being electrocuted during storm recovery efforts at Coaling by taking critical safety measures to protect his workers, a recent U.S. Department of Labor investigation found. Investigators with the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) learned that the foreman was part of a three-person […]

Electric vehicles will account for 9 out of 10 new passenger car sales in Norway in 2024

Although new car sales in Norway barely exceeded the numbers seen in 2023, electric cars continued to dominate, accounting for 89 percent of all new passenger car sales throughout 2024. New figures published by Opplysningsrådet für veitrafikken (OFV), Norway’s road traffic information board, earlier this month revealed that new passenger car sales in 2024 amounted […]