Ruling keeps SeaWorld trainers out of the water during orca shows
Trainers will remain out of the water during "Shamu" shows at SeaWorld locations in San Diego, Orlando and San Antonio after a federal appellate court Friday denied the theme park's request to review a...
View ArticleCourt upholds federal safety ruling at SeaWorld of Florida
... Dawn Brancheau. In a split 2-1 ruling , the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit concluded that OSHA was correct in its determination that SeaWorld violated federal safety...
View ArticleSanta Clara: Cal-OSHA fines subcontractor for safety violations in worker's...
A steel subcontractor has been fined by Cal-OSHA for safety violations in the death of a worker who was crushed by falling building materials at the San Francisco 49ers stadium construction site in...
View ArticleSeaWorld loses bid to put trainers back in water for killer-whale shows
... trainers. Safety measures taken after the death of trainer Dawn Brancheau are inadequate, the majority added. While the OSHA investigation and court case involved the park in Florida, SeaWorld San...
View ArticleOn 4th anniversary of BP oil spill, questions linger about health impact
... boat all day long, but now I can't run anymore." BP spokesman Jason Ryan said the company worked closely with the EPA, OSHA and other federal agencies to "take extraordinary measures to safeguard...
View ArticleTimeline: battle over trainer safety
... was pulled into the pool and drowned by Tilikum, a 12,000-pound male orca, as spectators looked on. Aug. 23, 2010 : OSHA fined SeaWorld Florida $75,000 and cited it for three safety violations for...
View ArticleU.S. court denies SeaWorld's appeal in killer whale case
... D.C., on April 11 upheld citations issued by the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration by a 2-1 vote. The OSHA ruling banned SeaWorld's animal trainers from performing in the water...
View ArticleSeaWorld's Challenge to OSHA Citation Denied
... from the killer whales. The critical disagreement between the majority and the dissent here has to do with the role of OSHA in regulating entertainment and sports industries. The dissent by Judge...
View ArticleHuelskamp holds Town Hall at farm show
... down by un-elected bureaucrats is part of what Huelskamp calls regulation frustration, and he had several examples. "OSHA (the Occupational Safety and Health Administration) is forbidden by law...
View ArticleU.S. appeals court rules against SeaWorld
A U.S. Appeals Court has upheld a government ruling that bans trainers from performing in the water with orcas.
View ArticleSeaWorld loses killer-whale case appeal
... the giant marine predators. The citation arose from a six-month investigation into SeaWorld's killer-whale program that OSHA conducted following the February 2010 death of SeaWorld Orlando trainer...
View ArticleOfficials investigating oil rig fire near Watford City; 1 worker burned
Inspectors are investigating a drilling rig fire that occurred near here Tuesday afternoon that resulted in one worker's injury, officials said Wednesday.
View ArticleDeath of Ga. film worker senseless, father says
Less than two months after his daughter was killed on a film set in southeast Georgia, Richard Jones grapples with waves of unexpected grief, such as a day last week when a riverside walk at home in...
View ArticleRegulatory Tyranny Flies Under the Radar
... will not be punished for violating the new rule). Finally, DOL's Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) has begun to implement an interpretation which should have set off alarm...
View ArticleSeaWorld loses appeal in killer-whale case
... of endangering trainers by allowing them to perform in unprotected contact with the world's largest marine predators. OSHA, which spent six months investigating SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. after...
View ArticleSeaWorld loses appeal against OSHA
... OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET. SEAWORLD LOSES ITS APPEAL AGAINST THE U.S. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION. OSHA ISSUED CITATIONS RESTRICTING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN TRAINERS AND KILLER WHALES...
View ArticleOC garners workplace safety award
... seven injuries per 100 employees per year in 2001 to 0.47 injuries per 100 employees per year in 2013. "This is not an OSHA thing, this is not a rules and regulations thing," Mr. Pontsler said....
View ArticleSeaWorld Appeal Denied: Federal Law Deemed Violated
... court upheld a finding that SeaWorld had violated federal safety laws. The Occupational Safety and Health Act or OSHA requires that employees be allowed to work in an environment that is free from...
View ArticleElevator company fined $54,000 after worker's death at 49ers Levi's Stadium...
Cal-OSHA on Tuesday issued three citations to Schindler Elevator following an investigation into the death of Donald White, who was standing on a ladder at the bottom of one of the stadium's elevator...
View ArticleOSHA Issues New Rule for Food Safety Whistleblowers
Effective Thursday, February 13, 2014, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a final rule governing the agency's future handling of whistleblower complaints under...
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