by Howard Cannon | Feb 12, 2026 | Acts of Violence, Alcohol Liability/DRAM Shop, Articles, Expert Witness Services, Restaurant OSHA, Uncategorized
Restaurants and bars are prime targets for robbery, burglary, theft, murder and other criminal and violent activity – often resulting in injury, harm, and even death to employees and patrons. It is restaurant industry standard to have established written safety...
by Howard Cannon | Feb 9, 2026 | Alcohol Liability/DRAM Shop, Articles, Expert Witness Services, Restaurant OSHA
Identifying signs of visible intoxication matters when you put it the perspective that there are 39 deaths from a drunk driving incident across the United States…per day. Not every month or every week. Every day. You are likely already aware of that problem to...
by Howard Cannon | Feb 4, 2026 | Articles, Expert Witness Services, Restaurant OSHA
Consider the operational and administrative responsibilities that must be met to operate a business (any business), let alone make it into a viable and profitable venture that provides a source of income for not just one family but, in most instances, for many. At the...
by Howard Cannon | Feb 2, 2026 | Articles, Expert Witness Services, Hot Coffee Burns, Restaurant OSHA
Cups and lids are the heroes we didn’t know we needed when it comes to protecting against hot coffee spills. But they can’t do their job if they are not used or stored properly. If cups are stacked upside down, or lids are stacked in a pile, the lip of the cup or lid...
by Howard Cannon | Jan 29, 2026 | Articles, Expert Witness Services, Restaurant OSHA, Uncategorized
About 15 million people work in the restaurant industry in the United States (that’s 10% of the entire US Workforce!) which makes the industry the second largest employer in the country behind the federal government. But turnover in the restaurant business has...
by Howard Cannon | Jan 26, 2026 | Articles, Expert Witness Services, Restaurant OSHA, Slips Trips and Falls
More than three million food service employees and over one million guests are injured annually as a result of slips, trips, and falls in America’s restaurants. According to the National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI), the hospitality industry spends over $2 billion...
