Carolina Beach faces safety violations for holiday decorations
... the way workers hung decorations. In late November, an inspector with the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) noticed problems with the way town crews were working on holiday...
View ArticleSettlement Reached for Stage Fair Collapse
It's been nearly three years since an Indiana State Fair stage collapse that killed seven people.
View ArticleMan killed in Bobcat accident
The man, whose identity is not being released pending notification of family, was preparing to install a gate and was operating a Bobcat on Greene County property when the accident occurred.
View ArticleRolls-Royce plant explosion still under investigation
Fire and rescue crews were called March 28, 2014, to the Rolls-Royce plant in Indianapolis after an explosion involving an acid vat.
View ArticleWant to Control Workers' Comp Costs and Improve Productivity?
Personal Protective Equipment is an important part of the Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation safety program.
View Article'Essential oils' are not essential to good health
... chromium, molybdenum, selenium and boron as ingredients, all of which are classified as potentially "toxic metals" by OSHA. Overdose of heavy metals can have serious medical consequences. Note the...
View ArticleEPA Raids Ammunition Component Factory
According to NBC Montana , Agent Bert Mardsen said the EPA was "investigating alleged violations of environmental law."
View ArticleGrain handling safety precautions
It's an incredibly dangerous job that's common on South Georgia farms and Ag businesses.
View Article4 Common Hair Care Questions Untangled
... treatment products have also been cited numerous times by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for using higher levels of formaldehyde than are allowed in the United...
View ArticleLead, Fall Hazards Beset Museum Project
... The employees had been removing lead-based paint from the exterior of the historic home, built in 1893, according to OSHA. OSHA cited Durable Slate Co. (dba Durable Restoration), of Columbus, OH,...
View ArticleUnited States Steel Corporation's Lone Star Tubular Operations...
... world. You used that pride and determination to help transform this facility's safety performance." , achieved a 2013 OSHA recordable injury rate of 1.01, and a zero days away from work rate. Brent...
View ArticleOSHA announces final rule revising standards for electric power generation,...
... championed these much-needed measures to better protect the men and women who work on or near electrical power lines." OSHA is revising the 40-year-old construction standard for electric power line...
View ArticleMD Interview: Ichiban Moto
... cabinet and dozens of hand tools I use every day. And the dumpster is your friend. Well, I'm a one-man shop, and not OSHA certified, but I wear safety attire and point it out in my videos, goggles,...
View ArticleEPA Raids Ammunition Component Factory in Montana
According to NBC Montana , Agent Bert Mardsen said the EPA was "investigating alleged violations of environmental law."
View ArticleFreak Flag May Not Fly Forever Over Kink's Castle
... specifically, and the industry as a whole. A performer tested positive for HIV, triggering an investigation by Cal/OSHA into health and safety practices just as Measure B passed, banning...
View ArticleNACD Comments on OSHA's Request for Information on Process Safety Management
Through the RFI, which is an initiative related to Executive Order 13650 - Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security, OSHA proposed several options for expanding the scope of the PSM standard.
View ArticlePress Photog Fired
Mike Eliason, prize-winning, veteran photographer for the Santa Barbara News-Press , has been fired, apparently after he complained to Cal/OSHA about alleged newsroom mold issues.
View ArticleOSHA to issue rule for power generation, transmission and distribution
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will issue a final rule to improve workplace safety and health for workers performing electric power generation , transmission and distribution...
View ArticleOSHA's Public Disclosure Rule Won't Deliver a Safer Workplace
... Trauger issued this statement after the NAM submitted comments on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) proposed rule to disclose injury and illness data publically: "OSHA's...
View ArticleFosston man killed at wood manufacturing plant
BAGLEY, Minn. - A veteran employee of a Bagley wood manufacturing plant was killed early Tuesday when he was caught in the pulley of a large industrial-size door as it was opened.
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