House partially collapses in Lakeview
... E, THE CONTRACTOR--AVN CONSTRUCTION HAS THEIR OWN INSPECTOR, AS DOES THE SUB--AND OF COURSE .. THE FEDERAL AUTHORITIES 'OSHA' WILL ALSO CONDUCT THEIR OWN INVESTIGATIO INTO WHAT HAPPENED. WE'RE...
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 ArticleUS Labor Department's OSHA Launches Alliance In Philadelphia With...
... to provide safety and health training to Mexican nationals working in Pennsylvania and Delaware. Through the alliance, OSHA and the consulate will provide workers with guidance and access to...
View ArticleIntertek Launches Arc Flash Hazard Analysis And Labeling Service
... as well as and damage to the surrounding area, is significant. Both the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) have compliance...
View ArticleStop-Painting.com Introduces New Superior Mark Floor Marking Arrow Kits
... arrows will create a understandable work flow so employees can conduct work safely and proficiently and comply with OSHA regulations. These kits can also be used to give direction for pedestrian...
View ArticleWorkplace safety could become casualty of Beltway budget imbroglio
... the Hill explaining how Obamacare is front and center for some GOP members. (www.grabnetworks.com) An already hampered OSHA may feel an additional squeeze if Washington fiscal battles get too...
View ArticlePHL Consulate General supports U.S. DOL'S Education Initiative on Worker's...
On the occasion of Labor Rights Week 2013, Consul General Maria Hellen Barber Dela Vega expressed support for the US Department of Labor's initiative to educate Filipino migrant workers on labor rights.
View Article'Blackfish': Perseverance pays dividend
What the Oscar-winning 2009 documentary "The Cove" did for dolphin slaughter in Japan, "Blackfish" may do for killer whales living in captivity while performing at marine parks.
View ArticleFree Roofing Industry Fall Protection Training
As an employer, it is your responsibility to comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) regulations that apply to your workplace and employees. Made available to you free...
View ArticleLincoln Tells Northern Energy Propane To Leave After 2011 Rail Car Fire
... again. "It's been there for a long time, but at this point, it's time to move it away to where everybody's safe." Cal-OSHA found an employee working on the tanker failed to wear protective and...
View ArticleInterstate Products, Inc. Offers More Models of Spill Containment Berms for...
... applications. Interstate Products is a preferred source for spill containment products and berms that provide EPA and OSHA compliance. The addition of spill berms to the web store offers customers...
View ArticleLawsuit By City Of West, Texas Against Chemicals Companies Presents...
... state of Texas has no state-run occupational safety program, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) had jurisdiction to evaluate the plant's safety standards. OSHA last...
View ArticleHello Foreign Mills, Goodbye Pipe Imports
... regulations, corporate taxes, property taxes and insurance headaches that challenge us all today. They will get to know OSHA, the EPA, the IRS and maybe even the USW. But at least it will be a...
View ArticleOSHA proposes penalties against Lincoln firm
... Occupational Safety and Health Administration says Taylor's Drain and Sewer Service committed 10 safety violations. OSHA also proposed penalties of $194,000. The agency says the company failed to...
View ArticleOverlooked: Thousands of Americans Exposed to Dangerous Levels of Lead in...
... have not been updated since they were first established in 1978, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) permits blood lead concentrations in workers of 40 to 60 micrograms per...
View ArticleHenkel Fined $200K in Worker's Death
... Calling the fatality "completely preventable," California's Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has fined Henkel Corp. $200,825 in the case. The staffing agencies involved in the...
View ArticleBe Aware of OSHA's New Proposed Rule on Silica
On August 23rd, OSHA released the long awaited proposed rule on silica. The proposed regulation would split the regulation of silica into two separate standards, one affecting the general and maritime...
View ArticleOpinion: Government is us --- and them
... "government is us" vibe when the feds subjected her small manufacturing business to an IRS audit, two FBI visits, an OSHA investigation, and, despite the fact that her firm doesn't make anything...
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...
View ArticleMonument to Sparrows Point's casualties lives on at new home
John A. Kinnaird backed his truck-mounted crane toward the monument that has stood at the side of Dundalk Avenue for two decades, a black-granite tribute "in memory of those who made the supreme...
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