Residents sue to delay start-up of Bayers MIC unit
More then a dozen Kanawha Valley residents filed suit Tuesday afternoon to try to stop Bayer CropScience from restarting the methyl isocyanate unit at its Institute plant until new government safety...
View ArticleInjury reporting could be stressful for Northeast Ohio businesses
A proposal by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to make injury reports more accessible to the agency and, eventually, the public, is drawing concerns that people could misconstrue the...
View Article16 Operators Advance to Crane Operator Skills Championship at...
... Certification Crane Institute Certification (CIC), Villa Rica, Ga., is an independent certifying organization providing OSHA recognized, NCCA accredited certifications for mobile crane operators...
View ArticleMan trimming trees suffers deadly fall in Forsyth Co.
A Gainesville man trimming trees near Lake Lanier in Forsyth County died Saturday after falling roughly 40 feet from an elevated bucket.
View ArticleSecond worker dies from Antero gas well blast
... Paxton, 45, of Walton, died. He was employed by another of the contract firms, C&R Downhole Drilling, according to OSHA. The other contract company was Willowbend Investments. The incident,...
View ArticleGas contractor seeks meeting over citation after fatality
... the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, said Mark Adkins, a Charleston lawyer representing the company. OSHA rules allow employers to request such meetings to discuss any issues...
View ArticleRoebbelen employee earns safety award
... (chair since 2005); Safety Advisory Council for the Sacramento Regional Builders Exchange (member since 2006); CAL/OSHA public hearings and advisory committee meetings (as a CEA representative);...
View ArticleCondoms Required for Porn Films
... with California's Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Occupational Safety and Health's Appeals Board (Cal/OSHA) against the subject of the court case, Treasure Island Media, for the...
View ArticleConstruction Trades Class prepares students
... equipment as training, or studying protocols to become certified by the Occupational Health and Safety Organization (OSHA). The program began in 2001 and has since led to students building five...
View ArticleOSHA Extends Comment Period on Proposed Silica Rule to February 11
... ngs on the proposed rule are scheduled to begin on March 18, 2014. Information on the proposed rule is available at www.osha.gov/silica .
View ArticleWest Milford's Fire Co. 2 to get partial reinstatement
... from the state's Department of Labor and Workforce Development and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in the last two years documented a variety of safety violations. None,...
View ArticleDo What's 'Necessary' to Protect Workers | Commentary
... and Health Administration will hold public hearings on one of its most far-reaching new regulations in recent years. OSHA's proposed silica rule would affect more than 2 million workers in...
View ArticleNYC Department Of Buildings: Executive Engineer for Crane Operations
... license in Mechanical or Structural Engineering and demonstrate superior knowledge of ASME/ANSI B30 crane standards, OSHA crane regulations, EN13001- 2, EN14439, ISO9000/9001, NCCCO and CIC...
View ArticleGrowth projected for mobile maintenance services
... and repairs for trucks, trailers and material handling equipment, as well as parts inventory management and DOT, OSHA and other environmental safety inspections. Fred Scott, service manager for the...
View ArticleSenators write letter to OSHA over concerns for small farmers
WASHINGTON - Despite assurances that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration will back off efforts to regulate small farm grain storage, U.S. Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker are stressing...
View ArticleWorker Exposure and the Hazards of Abrasive Blasting Materials
... people from the hazards of abrasive blasting. Late last year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a Fact Sheet entitled, 'Protecting Workers from the Hazards of...
View ArticleOSHA cites J.B. Stamping Inc. in Brooklyn for 21 safety violations
... Safety and Health Administration has cited J.B. Stamping Inc. of Brooklyn for 21 safety violations. According to an OSHA news release, the metal stamping plant was cited after a complaint...
View ArticleBrady Offers Full Suite of Lockout/Tagout Solutions
... and accurate lockout/tagout procedures is essential in creating a safe workplace. Lockout/tagout is continually on OSHA's top ten most frequent violations, making it an important area of...
View ArticleNumber Of Work-Related Fatalities In State Sees Double-Digit Drop For Second...
... fewest number for any month. For the second consecutive year, the Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Survey found the OSHA recordable injury and illness rate for Tennessee to be 3.5 in the public...
View ArticlePackaging Corporation of America cited for repeat hazards
... standards were found during an inspection. The US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said while no serious injury occurred the potential was evident after...
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