U.S. Chemical Safety Board blasts Chevron, EPA, and CAL/OSHA over refinery fire
... Board (CSB) released its final report Monday on a 2012 Chevron refinery fire and blasted Chevron management, EPA, OSHA, and California regulators for not doing enough to have prevented it in the...
View ArticleProblem Solvers: John Rock Inc. installs SonicAire 2.0 fans
... Problem: A pallet manufacturer needed a smarter way to prevent combustible dust from building up to comply with OSHA regulations and to keep employees safe. Solution: John Rock Inc. installed...
View ArticleNon Voyage
Bob prides himself to be a truly great soldier of industry. He is first to arrive and last to leave his Santa Monica office every day and eats almost every meal at his desk.
View ArticleWorker fatality at Loudon company under investigation
... injury suffered after he was pinned between a scissor lift and an overhead door. The accident is under investigation by OSHA and local authorities, but neither OSHA nor Pleasant View would provide...
View ArticleOSHA finds Illinois Central Railroad in violation of federal railroad...
... workers have the legal right to report work-related injuries without fear of retaliation," said Teresa A. Harrison, OSHA's acting regional administrator in Atlanta. "Railroads that take such...
View ArticleTemporary Work, Lasting Harm
... 50 Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigations involving temp worker accidents. The interviews and OSHA files revealed situations that occur over and over again: untrained laborers...
View ArticleKeeping Employees Informed
Every Connecticut workplace is required to have a variety of informational postings for employees, on topics such as OSHA, workers' compensation, wage and hour pay requirements, and prohibitions on...
View ArticleAfter Review, Stadium Death Draws Fines
... a worker on the San Francisco 49ers stadium project. The California Department of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has cited Schindler Elevator Corp. for three serious violations and fined...
View ArticleMississippi Phosphates fails to pay on tax arrears
... with a wastewater system. It has been cited in recent years by EPA for leaks and untreated water on the grounds and by OSHA for safety violations after two workers were killed by flying debris in...
View ArticleMajor Violators Win Federal Contracts
... investigation by the HELP committee staff. Forty-two American workers died during the study period as a result of OSHA violations by companies that held federal contracts in 2012, the report said....
View ArticleOSHA: Regulations, enforcement and citations
... Health Act of 1970 was enacted by the United States Congress, and the Occupational Safety & Health Administration's (OSHA) website (OSHA.gov) said the act was created to: Though the list above...
View ArticleHutchinson Tyson Foods plant cited by OSHA
... last 10 years the plant has had seven serious violations, and that some of the most recent violations were "willful." OSHA proposed the $147,000 fine for four violations found during its latest...
View ArticleDevelopment of a job-exposure matrix for exposure to total and fine...
... from total suspended particles (150 m3 in 2006). By contrast, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit for PNORs is 15,000 11 The health impact of higher...
View ArticleOSHA Renews Alliance with Scaffold and Access Industry Association\n
... and training to protect the safety and health of workers who use scaffolds and lift equipment. Through the alliance, OSHA and SAIA will work to reduce and prevent fall and caught-in-between hazards...
View ArticleJohn A. Woodhall Jr. Passes at the age of 84
... Pavers Association of Minnesota (president), American Arbitration Association (arbitrator), Governor's Board for OSHA (Minn.), Willmar (Minn.) Kiwanis Club (president), Mason and Shriner, and Order...
View ArticleVeriforce Announces 2014 Training Programs
... in the energy industry," said President of Veriforce, Louie Werderich. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires that training be an essential part of every employer's safety...
View ArticleMarketBasket: Good Scotch, no monkey business
I doubt OSHA would approve of a whiskey named after a workplace injury. But since the brave men who developed "monkey shoulder" did so by turning the malts by hand for Scotch, I'll excuse the offbeat...
View ArticleCo-workersa quick actions save life of diver without air
... Health Administration investigated the accident. In the process, the agency determined that aquaculture is exempt from OSHA diving regulations, Harris said. OSHA did recommend that Seattle...
View ArticleAmerican Solar Announces Excellence Certifications
... required levels of experience and training in the complex field of photovoltaic energy systems. They must also meet OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) training requirements and...
View ArticleReps. Hanna, Maffei: Delay surprise inspections of New York dairy farms
... to begin the random inspections next year because of the high number of accidents and injuries in the dairy industry. OSHA's New York inspection program is being modeled on one already implemented...
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