The Workplace garners EPA funding
... at Clean Harbors. "Wire hire people from programs like this across the country," he said. "We look for is the 40-hour OSHA hazardous waste operators and emergency response certificate." Since the...
View ArticleU.S. Department of Labor sues Western Massachusetts company
The U.S. Department of Labor has sued the owner of Crown Furniture on Riverdale Street in West Springfield alleging that he fired an employee who filed a safety complaint with OSHA, the Occupational...
View ArticleOSHA official: "Fines are not our...
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is currently reviewing all new information provided by Paramount Builders Inc. and discussions have not been completed regarding any...
View ArticleState Launches Residential Construction Initiative; MIOSHA and the...
May 15, 2014 - The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration , in partnership with the Home Builders Association of Michigan , is launching a "Residential Construction Initiative" to...
View ArticleThe Total Petrochemicals USA refinery in Port Arthur produces asphalt....
In this March 25, 2005 file photo, steam released from the BP oil refinery floats across part of the plant in Texas City, Texas.
View ArticleStaying Productive in the Wild Wild West: Employer Responses to Bring Your...
... Bring Your Gun to Work laws have been introduced offer security to few and concentration on productivity to none. Since OSHA was passed in 1970, employers have been conscientiously improving their...
View ArticleStar Snacks Co. fined for exposing workers to carbon monoxide
The US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) hit the roasted nut manufacturer for two wilful and six serious safety violations at the Bayonne facility. To reduce...
View ArticleCompany hit with $139,000 in fines by OSHA
... for 13 safety and health violations by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA's investigation was initiated following a worker complaint, and the...
View ArticleOSHA cites Hudson company for 13 safety and health violations
... Stewart Bolling Inc. in Hudson for 13 safety and health violations that carry a potential penalty of nearly $140,000. OSHA said in a news release on Thursday, May 15, that it found repeat...
View ArticleWilliams Probe Expanded on - Unusual' Trio of Gas Blasts and Fire
A probe into safety practices at pipeline operator Williams Cos. is being expanded after a natural gas plant fire led to the evacuation of a town in Wyoming last month, the company's third accident in...
View ArticlePorn stars write-in against mandatory condom bill
... week's Bay Guardian, " Getting the Kink Out , [5/14]." The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (formerly Cal/OSHA) fined Kink.com $78,000 for safety violations related to the alleged HIV...
View ArticleHe had little chance to live'
... being investigated by an independent team, including the Energy Ministry, the Occupational Safety and Health Authority (OSHA), Fire Service and the police. Mohess-Beharry said the family was...
View ArticleJordan hears success stories
... spite of policies in place in Washington, with the congressman criticizing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and OSHA for excessive regulation of job-creating industries and small...
View ArticleMan dies in Newfield accident
Authorities report that a mobile home collapsed on top of a man while workers were setting up the foundation for the structure at 114 Trefoil Dr., Newfield.
View ArticleDeering Lumber Recognized for Workplace Safety
... The acceptance of three Deering Lumber worksites into SHARP by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) not only recognizes these businesses as models for worksite safety and health...
View ArticleUSITT's Rigging Safety Program to Travel to 12 More Schools Across the US
... approves 10 to 12 applications twice a year, in spring and fall. The schools approved for spring 2014 are: Because OSHA rules requiring annual inspections of professional stage rigging don't apply...
View ArticleEPA proposes changes to refinery emission rules
In this March 25, 2005 file photo, steam released from the BP oil refinery floats across part of the plant in Texas City, Texas.
View ArticleWorker hospitalized following HAZMAT spill at Republic Steel
... ed incidents before a worker was crushed to death at the mill in February. That accident remains under investigation by OSHA.
View ArticleFix those - sick' buildings now
... He has led a charge against conditions held to not meet standards set by the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), by his tally shutting down 20 buildings in which 5,000 people worked. Based...
View ArticleImmigration office reopens: but only until noon
... have led to an outcry from some business quarters that Government must ensure Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) compliance as shut-downs of State offices at that level have a negative...
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