GC to Pay $126K in 2 Fatal Accidents
... case. Joseph R. Bidler (left) died in the July 5 crane accident; Raymond Ashenbrenner (right) was killed on April 20. OSHA cited Lunda Construction in both cases. On July 5, 2012, Joseph R. Bidler,...
View ArticleTrain Spanish-Speaking Employees with Mastery Technologies Video On Demand
... training is a proven tactic to prevent accidents in the workplace. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires employers provide training in a language employees understand....
View ArticleIndiana lawmakers approve police education bill
New standards for police cultural sensitivity training and reporting of bullying-related suicides could become law pending the governor's approval.
View ArticleIndiana workplace safety agency addressing issues
... and Health Administration made in a report released Wednesday. The Indianapolis Business Journal reports Regional OSHA Administrator Nick Walters notes in a Feb. 25 letter to the state agency that...
View ArticlePolice to Portwalk: Overhead loads require closing off area
... loads" over the heads of construction workers lies with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, said OSHA area director Rose Ohar. But if the heavy loads are being lifted over public...
View ArticleOSHA Readies Three Hazcom Guidance Docs; Advice for Small Companies Expected...
March 5 --The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is preparing three guidance documents on its new hazard communication standard to help employers comply with the rule, an agency official...
View ArticleFeds find numerous issues at state workplace-safety agency
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration uncovered problems in several areas of Indiana's workplace safety program during an investigation. In a report issued Wednesday, OSHA issued 22...
View ArticleSeaWorld Charges OSHA in Cahoots with 'Blackfish' Documentary Filmmaker
... a documentary critical of the park. The six-page complaint to the Labor Department states that SeaWorld believes that OSHA investigator Lara Padgett "violated the Standards of Ethical Conduct for...
View ArticleLooking for an enemy of freedom? Try starting at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue:...
... government, displeasing FCC bureaucrats in editorial offices could have brought on armies of "safety" inspectors from OSHA, audits from the Internal Revenue Service and many other harassments from...
View ArticleSeven Injured, One Dead in New Jersey Explosion
... of insulation still clustered in trees. Blue tarps were going up over holes in the homes. Records provided by the OSHA show that Henkels & McCoy was fined $70,000 in March 2013 for safety...
View ArticleIPS bus driver accused of hitting student with broom handle
The house were Wednesday night's shooting that wounded four IMPD officers and killed a drug suspect was the target of an investigation.
View ArticleGlobal Gas Sensors Market Expected to Reach USD 2,512.4 Million by...
... hazardous environmental conditions. Regulations for safety put forth by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Health and Safety at Work Act (HSWA) have been critical in...
View ArticleUSA to Sponsor FMI Asset Protection Conference
... discussions on LP issues ranging from risk and safety strategies, data analytics, and leadership development to OSHA and compliance auditing, store risk assessments, workplace violence, and more....
View ArticleMore than 100 groups argue again USDA poultry processing plan
More than 100 farm, food safety, worker rights, animal welfare and environmental groups sent a joint letter Thursday to the White House, asking President Obama to reject the U.S. Department of...
View ArticleOSHA fines company $81,450
... Paperboard Technologies has a responsibility to protect workers from electrical hazards at work," said Kim Nelson, OSHA's area director in Toledo. "These hazards expose workers to the dangers of...
View ArticleMaine Department of Labor Submits Public Comment in Opposition to Proposed...
Commissioner of Labor Jeanne Paquette announced today that the Maine Department of Labor is submitting public comment opposing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's proposed rule changes...
View ArticleNeb. construction firm fined $14,000 after death
... a front-end loader at an asphalt facility in Albion, Neb. Werner specializes in asphalt and concrete paving projects. OSHA says Werner failed to maintain safety features of the front end loader and...
View ArticleThe Evolution Of Chemical-free Cleaning
... and safety. The cleaning industry has recently been rated by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as a leading source of workplace injuries, so it is important that we...
View ArticleAfter worker death, construction company fined $23,200
A Cal/OSHA inspector speaks with Berkeley Police and Berkeley Unified School District staff during a fatality investigation at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School last August.
View ArticleAWP Operator eLearning Available Across the US
... and a central register of valid cards." The IPAF operator training program meets or exceeds ANSI standards and OSHA requirements, and is certified by TUV as conforming to ISO 18878. This...
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