OSHA Urges Crowd Control Measures at Holiday Sales Events

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is encouraging retail employers to take precautions to prevent worker injuries during "Black Friday" and other major sales events during the holiday season.In 2008, a worker was trampled to death when shoppers rushed through the doors of a Long Island Walmart store to take advantage of an after-Thanksgiving Day "Black Friday" sales event.In a statement, David Michaels, assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health, said that "crowd control and proper planning are critical to preventing injuries and deaths.""OSHA urges r...