Pennsylvania employers are required to ensure that their workplaces are as safe as possible for their employees. One of the methods many employers are using in this regard is a lockout program. This seeks to ensure that the power source to heavy equipment or machinery...

According to the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries that is conducted annually by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 4,679 U.S. workers died in 2014 from work-related injuries and illnesses, a 2 percent increase over the 4,585 worker fatalities recorded in 2013....