LIA Releases Revised ANSI Z136.1 Standard to Promote Safer Facilities
... best friend - and a vital insurance policy for companies. "What gives the Z136.1 standard a little bit of teeth is OSHA," said Bill Ertle, president of Rockwell Laser Industries, during his...
View ArticleAnchor Packaging reports factory fatality
Anchor said March 24 that Lori Turner died as a result of an unspecified incident the evening of March 23. "We have notified, and are cooperating fully with, all authorities, including [Occupational...
View ArticleNew UCL public prosecutor opinion addresses federal preemption: Solus ...
In Solus Industrial Innovations LLC v. Superior Court , ___ Cal.App.4th ___ , the Court of Appeal held that the Orange County District Attorney's action for civil penalties under the UCL was preempted...
View ArticleThe Boss's Bosses
... SEIU agents recently accompanied an inspector from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), a division of the Department of Labor, on three visits to nonunion work sites...
View ArticleCalPERS chief investment officer dies
Joseph Dear, a politically savvy chief investment officer who helped steer CalPERS through the aftermath of the stock market crash and a bribery scandal, died Wednesday of prostate cancer.
View ArticleWhy newbies are dangerous
... and supervision. Those who design or specify manufacturing machinery should be intimately familiar with the ANSI and OSHA machine-guarding standards. The ANSI B11 standards address not only...
View ArticleAnsell Unveils New Protection Solutions at AORN Conference
... clearly-defined area on the sterile field for placement of sharp instruments. In addition to providing compliance with OSHA, AORN, and the American College of Surgeons, SharpsRink supports...
View ArticleCal/OSHA Launches 2014 Heat Illness Prevention Campaign
The annual kickoff was held at a bilingual training sponsored by Cal/OSHA, the Nisei Farmers League and other agricultural employers.
View ArticleDelaware Valley Safety Council Announces May Date For Certified...
By learning how to promote safety on a job site, COSS graduates have the knowledge to help lower fatalities, near misses and OSHA citations.
View Article[Iws] Gao: Whistleblower Protection Program: Opportunities Exist for...
WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION PROGRAM: Opportunities Exist for OSHA and DOT to Strengthen Collaborative Mechanisms GAO-14-286: Published: Mar 19, 2014.
View ArticleAll Penny Stocks.com News: Hybrid Coating Technologies Hoping...
... the potential dangers of isocyanates. Last July, the Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) launched a National Emphasis Program to better educate and protect...
View ArticleConstruction Employers Asked to Take a Stand on Falls
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is asking construction industry employers to participate in a national safety stand-down June 2-6, 2014, to raise awareness about the hazards of...
View ArticlePolice identify David Moore of Woodburn as truck driver killed in Molalla
The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office has released the name of a truck driver killed by a forklift last week north of Molalla.
View ArticleOSHA cites two Ohio companies for exposing workers to dangerous levels of...
... hazards while restoring an historical building in Lima. Proposed penalties total $119,000 and $49,600, respectively. OSHA initiated an inspection of both companies in September 2013 after receiving...
View ArticleJacksonville's Atlantic Coast Asphalt faces federal citations after worker...
... the man who had severe burns to his legs and feet. "This incident could have been prevented if the employer followed OSHA's standards for a permit-required confined space procedures," said Brian...
View ArticleOSHA fines Ohio plastics recycler for safety violations
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Cleveland, Ohio-based New Wave Plastics for 13 safety violations after finding the company lacked training...
View ArticleCement truck rolls down hill in Hollywood
... o a trauma center at Cedars-Senai for a medical evaluation. The state's Division of Occupational Health and Safety, Cal/OSHA, will investigate the case to determine what led to the accident and...
View ArticleOSHA fines Jacksonville company after accident
... mber. He was trying to cut a section of piping when he got stuck in hot tar. He suffered severe burns after the rescue. OSHA said Atlantic Coast Asphalt violated 10 safety regulations and the...
View ArticleCommunications tower collapse kills 2 in Pottawatomie County
... the scene and will keep that documentation for outside agencies that may investigate the tower collapse. He said OSHA was notified. "We do our very best to document everything that's there," Riat...
View ArticleTenth worker dies at Petrotrin in ten years
... a report was immediately lodged with its security department, the police, the Occupational Safety and Health Authority (OSHA) and the Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs. Petrotrin also extended...
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