Public Workers Union supports OSHA bill
... Donna Morgan, president of UE Local 170, said, "It is imperative that state employees be afforded the protection of WV OSHA. Workers' safety should be priority Number One for the state, and without...
View ArticleTavares city leaders concerned about Blue Rhino safety violations
... ignited a cloud of propane, was deemed accidental by State Fire Marshal detectives. But a separate investigation by OSHA led to fines of $73,000 on Blue Rhino's parent company, Ferrellgas. OSHA...
View ArticleFirm involved in towers collapse was fined in a 09
... with two "serious" violations after an employee fell from his death from a 330-foot communications tower. OSHA said the worker detached his harness but should have had a secondary tether. The...
View ArticleConferences & Exhibitions
... Committee will conduct a workshop for welding, brazing, and thermal spray consumables manufacturers about meeting new OSHA standards for product labeling and hazard communication. Some have...
View ArticleTwo workers killed in industrial accident in SF
... Talmadge said. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health has sent inspectors to the accident site, Cal/OSHA spokeswoman Kathleen Hennessy said.
View ArticleBuckeye Partners, L.P. Management Discusses Q4 2013 Results - Earnings Call...
... operations. 2013 marked the fourth consecutive year that Buckeye outperformed its industry peers in the number of OSHA recordable incidents, and the third year we were better than industry peers in...
View ArticleREGION: Stricter state oversight concerns zip line owners
... the California Department of Industrial Relations' Division of Occupational Safety and Health for weeks or months. "Cal/OSHA called them (Skull Canyon) and told them to shut down or they'd be shut...
View ArticleTraining in Native Language Makes Workplaces Safer
... such as manufacturing, oil and gas exploration, and construction. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) estimates that language barriers are a contributing factor in 25 percent...
View ArticleGranite slab crushes S.F. worker
... he succumbed to his injuries. Neither of the victim's identities were immediately released, but a spokesman for Cal/OSHA, the state's workplace safety regulator, said both were factory workers in...
View ArticleAC-T: OSHA cites Bear Zoo, says it endangered workers
The Asheville Citizen-Times reported Friday that the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations to Cherokee Bear Zoo, saying the business endangered the lives of workers by...
View ArticleDelivery truck driver dies at 49ers' Levi's Stadium work site
... to reinforce concrete -- from a flatbed truck when it fell on top of him, causing serious injuries, according to Cal-OSHA, the state's workplace safety watchdog. He was taken to the hospital, where...
View ArticleStudents moved after gas leak
... Department was called to test the school for chlorine, and the testing showed a "very, very small amount" well below OSHA safety thresholds, Stewart said. School district officials also quickly...
View ArticleSteelworkers tout American-made measure
During an annual legislative conference on Tuesday morning, representatives from a steelworkers union touted legislation that would promote American-made products.
View Article$5.8M municipal complex deserves support
... some of which are severe enough that one can see daylight from inside the station; and the bay floor has been cited by OSHA as a safety hazard. Additionally, it requires new mechanical systems to...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Macaroni cited by US Labor Department's OSHA; fines total more...
... Macaroni for 13 alleged workplace safety and health violations-five of them repeat-at its Warminster facility. OSHA proposed $75,483 in penalties following a July 2013 inspection initiated under...
View ArticleTwo Workers Killed By Falling Granite Slabs In Bernal Heights
... Talmadge said. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health has sent inspectors to the accident site, Cal/OSHA spokeswoman Kathleen Hennessy said. 11:56 AM: One worker was killed and...
View ArticleState investigates Chico police's problematic radio system
... system puts employees at risk. Officers are unable to hear radio transmissions from dispatch or other officers." Cal/OSHA notified the Chico Police Department on Jan. 2, and by Jan. 15 the...
View ArticleTrench Collapse In Lee's Summit Update: OSHA Files Charges
... was located at the bottom of a 15-17 foot trench the following day, just over twenty four hours after the collapse. OSHA requirements on trenching and excavation require that all excavations five...
View ArticleOregon OSHA releases top workplace safety violations of 2013
Recently, Oregon's state OSHA department released its 2013 list of the top 10 most-cited safety violations in Oregon workplaces.
View ArticlePolice continue to investigate trash compactor death
Floyd G. Smeeton, 59, of Borodell Place, died while apparently dumping garbage into a hopper containing an automatic compactor.
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