Hinkle faces $61,600 OSHA fine
... Hinkle Manufacturing Inc. plant after a complaint alleging the injury. Details of the injury were not made available. OSHA cited Hinkle with a willful safety violation for failing to have machine...
View ArticleOSHA investigates Derby workplace death
... which was housed in the commercial building. Derby detectives are investigating the workplace death along with OCME and OSHA. Police are treating the incident as an untimely death as there is no...
View ArticleRaleigh researchers create quick test for formaldehyde, find contaminant in...
... flooring and other building products. It is also used in the funeral industry as an ingredient in embalming fluid. OSHA regulates formaldehyde as a carcinogen, and has adopted a permissible...
View ArticleManufacturer cited $200,000 in Calif. worker death
... a Northern California manufacturing plant after investigating the death of a worker who was crushed in a machine. Cal-OSHA on Tuesday cited the Henkel Corporation more than $200,000 for six...
View ArticleState workers to see changes in health insurance
"The main message that we want to convey - and we're trying to convey - is for most members the premiums will stay the same or go down," said Pam Keene, a spokeswoman for the Department of Community...
View Article2 Burned in Tank Lining Blast
Two workers were seriously burned this week when an underground gasoline storage tank erupted in a flash fire as they were lining it, authorities say.
View ArticleShamrock Construction in Keyport fined almost $54G over worker fall
... and right pelvis, punctured his liver and both kidneys, and broke his right knee cap, said Leni Uddyback-Fortson, an OSHA spokeswoman. She declined to identify the worker. 'Employers such as...
View ArticleHome Depot Hazards Draw $150K Fine
... including seven repeat violations, at the company's store in Reynoldsburg, OH. The inspection was initiated under OSHA's Site-Specific Targeting Program, which directs enforcement resources to...
View ArticleWorking in clouds of dust. If it's silica, it's not safe. [The Pump Handle]
... health hazard addressed in a regulation proposed last month by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). In order to protect workers from the adverse health effects of exposure to...
View ArticleMore safeguards needed for health care workers, report finds
Workers in the health care industry may need more protection from government agencies, or may find themselves facing serious injuries in the future.
View ArticleOSHA Proposes Silica Rule Affecting Fracking Workers
Last week, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed a rule to decrease the permissible exposure limits (PELs) for crystalline silica. OSHA indicated that the inhalation of...
View ArticleWhy Growth In Nanotechnology Matters To Insurers
... to hazardous substances, has not issued a PEL for exposure to CNT, CNF or any other nanomaterial. In April 2013, OSHA published Fact Sheet 3634, "Working Safely with Nanomaterials" to provide...
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... is investigating the accident, the project is free to continue as normal, said Mark Stelmack, area director for OSHA. He said the demolition will not interfere with the investigation, which could...
View ArticleUS Labor Secretary: 'The American Workplace Has Evolved'
... to wages and safety. Perez's address to convention delegates touted the recent, long-awaited issuance of a proposed OSHA rule tightening regulation of silica dust. Noting that "the gold standard of...
View ArticleChicago contractor accused of safety lapses
... The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited the company for what it says were three safety violations. OSHA says 1 of its inspectors saw workers in an unprotected trench, prompting an...
View ArticleA heat advisory is in effect for parts of Central New York
An heat advisory means that excessive heat will create the potential for heat illness such as heat exhaustion or heat stroke if you are not prepared.
View ArticleABM Expands Ability to Meet Growing Electrical Safety Compliance...
... Electrical workplace hazards occupy three of the top 10 spots on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) lists of the most frequently cited standards and standards for which OSHA...
View ArticleFewer Coloradans killed on the job last year
The numbers come from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment , which gathered the data from death certificates, workers' compensation claims and reports from the U.S. Occupational...
View ArticleWhen You Gotta Go, You Gotta Go: The Right to Workplace Bathroom Breaks
... Do you know that Occupational Safety and Health Administration protects the right of employees to go to the bathroom? OSHA's sanitation standard states: The OSHA standard tells you everything you...
View ArticleFire officials: employee falls into tank of chemicals at Carlstadt paint plant
CARLSTADT - An employee at a paint factory on Broad Street has been hospitalized after falling into a tank of industrial solvent, officials reported on Sept.
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