OSHA Web Chat Puts Focus on Injury and Illness Prevention Program
In a Jan. 5 Web chat to discuss the 2010 fall semi-annual regulatory agenda, OSHA Administrator Dr. David Michaels and staff asserted that the potential Injury and Illness Prevention Program (I2P2) is the agency’s highest regulatory priority with “the greatest impact in terms of preventing workplace injuries, illnesses and fatalities.”...
COSH Names Top 10 Workplace Tragedies for 2010
The year 2010 was a bad one for workers: An explosion on a an off-shore drilling rig killed 11 workers and triggered the worst oil spill in U.S. history; a catastrophic mine disaster killed 29 coal miners; and an oil refinery explosion caused multiple fatalities – and those were just the incidents you heard about...
OSHA Announces Fall Protection Directive
OSHA has announced a new directive withdrawing a former one that allowed residential builders to bypass fall protection requirements. The previous directive, issued in 1995 and initially intended as a temporary policy, reflected concerns about the feasibility of fall protection in residential building construction. A continuing high number of fall-related deaths in construction, however, has led industry experts to feel that feasibility is no longer an issue or concern...
OSHA Releases Fall Regulatory Agenda
OSHA’s fall semi-annual regulatory agenda was published in the Federal Register Dec. 20, featuring updates on regulatory actions including the Injury and Illness Prevention Program, modernizing recording and reporting requirements, infectious diseases, hazard communication, combustible dust and more...
Jim Maddux Named New Head of OSHA’s Construction Directorate
OSHA Administrator David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, appointed Jim Maddux as the new director of the agency’s Directorate of Construction. His appointment is effective Monday, Dec. 20...
OSHA Cites Three Massachusetts Contractors for Cave-In Hazards
OSHA has issued a total of $154,700 in proposed fines against three Massachusetts contractors for exposing workers to cave-in hazards at a Salem, N.H., worksite. Cited were Joseph P. Cardillo & Son Inc. of Wakefield, Majestic Mechanical Contractors Inc. of Tewksbury and Domenick Zanni Sons Inc. of Reading...
OSHA Announces Stakeholder Meeting, Extends Comment Period on Noise Control Interpretation
On Dec. 6, OSHA announced that it is extending by 90 days the official comment period on the proposed “Interpretation of OSHA’s Provisions for Feasible Administrative or Engineering Controls of Occupational Noise,” which was published Oct. 19 in the Federal Register. Comments may be submitted through March 21, 2011; the agency will hold a stakeholder meeting before this date to listen to the concerns of businesses and workers...
OSHA Cites Wayne, NJ, Stucco Contractor for Fall Hazards
OSHA cited Exterior Stucco Systems Inc. of Wayne with five repeat safety violations involving fall hazards at a Staten Island, N.Y., worksite and has added the company to its Severe Violator Enforcemet Program. Proposed penalties total $61,600...
Don't Get In Over Your Head: Fall Protection for Tower Workers
When selecting fall protection equipment for tower workers, consider factors such as performance, safety, comfort and mobility...
OSHA Reissues Shipbreaking National Emphasis Program, Updates Shipyard PPE Directive
OSHA issued two directives on Nov. 4 to update its National Emphasis Program on Shipbreaking and its Enforcement Guidance for Personal Protective Equipment in Shipyard Employment...
OSHA Announces Construction Advisory Committee Meeting
OSHA’s Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) will meet Dec. 9-10 in Washington, D.C. In conjunction with the ACCSH, committee work groups, including the newly established Injury and Illness Prevention Program work group, will meet Dec. 7-8. ...
Two NH Contractors Cited by OSHA after Worker Falls
OSHA has cited North Ridge Contracting Inc. and CMGC Building Corp. for safety violations after a North Ridge worker was injured in a fall at 100 Innovative Way in Nashua, N.H. North Ridge Contracting of Deerfield, N.H., faces a total of $44,000 in proposed fines, following the July 27 incident in which a worker tripped and fell 14 feet during the dismantling of a stairway at the Benchmark Electronics building...
Dracut, Mass., Contractor Fined by OSHA for Excavation Hazards
OSHA has cited Albanese D&S Inc. for alleged repeat and serious violations of safety standards following OSHA’s inspection of a worksite located at Winn's Brook in Belmont, Mass. The Dracut, Mass., contractor faces a total of $32,400 in proposed fines for excavation hazards identified during OSHA’s inspection...
OSHA Cites NY and PA Contractors Following a Scaffold Collapse
OSHA has cited two contractors for alleged serious violations of safety standards following a June 2 scaffold collapse at Binghamton University in Vestal, N.Y., that injured six workers...
ASSE Members Meet Chinese Officials to Discuss Workplace Safety and Health
Several American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) members and EHS professionals recently met in Beijing and Shanghai with Chinese officials to exchange ideas, best practices and concepts related to occupational safety and health management...
OSHA to Hold Informal Hearing on Walking-Working Surfaces Rule
OSHA will hold an informal public hearing beginning Jan. 18, 2011, on the proposed rule revising the Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) standards to improve worker protection from slip, trip and fall hazards...
AIHA Releases Corrosive Drywall White Paper
The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) recently released a white paper in an effort to identify the problems posed by corrosive drywall as well as the role of science in understanding the resulting safety and health issues...
Notre Dame Student Dies in Campus Lift Collapse
A 20-year-old University of Notre Dame student was fatally injured Oct. 27 when his lift collapsed while he was filming a football practice...
BLS: Nonfatal Occupational Injuries Declined in 2009, with Manufacturing, Construction Injuries Dropping the Most
On Oct. 21, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced that nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses among private industry employers declined in 2009 to a rate of 3.6 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers, down from a total case rate of 3.9 in 2008. Combined, the manufacturing and construction industry sectors represented more than half of the total decline in injuries and illnesses in 2009...
Solis to Establish Charter on Construction Safety and Health Advisory Committee
Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis will re-establish the charter of OSHA’s Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH). The group advises the secretary on formulating safety and health standards and policies that affect construction workers and the construction industry...
OSHA Cites Cannon Builders and proposes nearly $128,000 in Penalties for Endangering Workers
OSHA has cited Cannon Builders Inc. of Blackfoot, Idaho, for multiple workplace safety hazards at its Hansen, Idaho, worksite. The citations carry proposed penalties of $127,800...
OSHA Cites Ohio-Based Trenching Company Following Fatality Investigation
OSHA cited A. Bagnoli and Sons Inc., a water, sewer and utility excavation company located in Poland, Ohio, with four alleged willful and serious safety violations after one worker was killed and another seriously injured when part of a 17-foot deep by 65-foot long trench caved in on April 7, in Hudson Ohio, trapping the two workers for more than 6 hours...
OSHA, Shipbuilding Group Alliance Set Goals to Ensure Workers’ Safety
Educating workers about their rights and job hazards, with an emphasis on developing materials and programs for limited- and non-English speaking workers, are among the goals of a recent alliance between OSHA and the Shipbuilding Group. The alliance will provide shipyard workers and employers with informational tools and access to training resources to help prevent worker injuries and illnesses...
Workplace Safety Training Protects Workers and the Bottom Line
Who is responsible for safety on the jobsite – the employer, the government, the safety director, the worker or all of the above...
Hispanic Construction Workers Face Health Care Challenges
According to a new report from the CPWR (Center for Construction Research and Training) Data Center, construction workers of Hispanic origin lag behind other construction workers in terms of health insurance coverage and access and utilization of medical care...
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