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...
by Howard Cannon | Jan 22, 2026 | Alcohol Liability/DRAM Shop, Articles, Expert Witness Services, Hot Coffee Burns, Restaurant OSHA, Slips Trips and Falls, Uncategorized
More than 30 million Americans go to restaurants each day. Make no mistake about it, restaurants are an American institution like no other and impact us all – in ways that no other industry can. Restaurants move us. And that’s why when they move outside of the...
by Howard Cannon | Nov 21, 2025 | Alcohol Liability/DRAM Shop, Articles, Consulting & Coaching, Expert Witness Services, Food Safety, Hot Coffee Burns, Restaurant OSHA, Slips Trips and Falls
Flashback Friday {Howard on Anderson Cooper Live} Welcome to Flashback Friday at Restaurant Expert Witness. Today we are throwing it back to 2012 when Howard was a guest on Anderson Cooper Live. Whether you missed the appearance the first time around or you are...
by Howard Cannon | Nov 14, 2025 | Alcohol Liability/DRAM Shop, Expert Witness Services, Food Safety, Hot Coffee Burns, Restaurant OSHA, Slips Trips and Falls, Uncategorized
Restaurant Risk Assessment – It’s No Accident Excerpt from Restaurant OSHA Safety and Security: The Book of Restaurant Industry Standards and Best Practices Restaurant owners and employers have a legal duty to control the risk of harm or injury to anyone...
