Hearing Protectors 2009: Rating, Evaluation and the NRR
The EPA has decided to update the rule that governs noise reduction ratings - how will these changes impact hearing protection devices? ...
OSHA Adds Three Standards to Revised Shipyard Industry Document
In its recently revised Shipyard Industry Standards, OSHA published three additions: Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment, contamination issues related to hexavalent chromium and Employer Payment for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)....
House Energy Committee Passes Clean Energy Legislation
On May 21, the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee approved The American Clean Energy and Security Act, legislation described as a comprehensive approach to America’s energy policy and a clean energy economy....
OSHA proposes $79,000 in Fines For Fall Hazards
OSHA has cited a North Reading, Mass., roofing contractor for 16 alleged violations of safety and health standards...
OSHA cites Cambridge, Mass., Contractor For Confined Space Hazards
OSHA has cited a Cambridge, Mass., contractor for alleged willful and serious violations of safety and health standards ...
Former EPA Official Calls For New Environmental and Consumer Protection Agency
In a new report, former EPA official J. Clarence (Terry) Davies suggests existing health and safety agencies are unable to cope with the risk assessment, standard setting and oversight challenges of advancing nanotechnology...
American Packaging Corp. Earns VPP Star Site Status
OSHA has certified the RP&L Division of American Packaging Corp. in Columbus, Wis., as a star site in its Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP)....
DOL FY 2010 Budget Includes Increased OSHA Funding
On May 7, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis outlined President Obama’s FY 2010 U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) budget, which she said will begin to restore worker protection programs and revitalize employment opportunities for the American workforce....
House Hearing Examines OSHA's Enhanced Enforcement Program
A special worker health and safety program that targets employers that repeatedly put their workers in harms way is not working and needs to be refocused, witnesses told the Workforce Protections Subcommittee of the House Education and Labor Committee during an April 30 hearing....
OSHA Initiates Rulemaking on Combustible Dust Hazards
OSHA will issue an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on combustible dust...
AIHA Asks OSHA to Lower Noise Exposure PEL
American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) President Lindsay E. Booher sent a letter to OSHA Acting Assistant Secretary Jordan Barab asking OSHA to lower the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) for occupational noise...
OSHA Convenes Rulemaking Panel on Diacetyl Exposure
On April 28, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis announced that OSHA will convene a Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) panel May 5 on a draft proposed rule on occupational exposure to diacetyl and food flavorings containing diacetyl. ...
Company and Four Senior Managers Sentenced for Environmental, Worker Safety Crimes
On April 24, Atlantic States Cast Iron Pipe Co. of Phillipsburg, N.J., was sentenced to pay a fine of $8 million for committing numerous environmental and worker safety crimes after what EPA called the "longest trial in environmental crimes history." This action follows the sentencing of four former Atlantic States managers to federal prison terms ranging from 6 to 70 months...
Solis Honors Fallen Workers, Unveils OSHA Plans for Worker Safety During Recovery Act Efforts
During a ceremony on Workers Memorial Day, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis paid tribute to workers who lost their lives on the job and revealed that OSHA’s economic recovery funds are slated for enforcement, training, construction data collection and more to help improve worker safety....
House Democrats Reintroduce the Protecting America's Workers Act
On April 23, Democrats on the House Education and Labor Committee, led by U.S. Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif., chair of the Workforce Protections Subcommittee, reintroduced the Protecting America's Workers Act...
DuPont, Lucite Agree to Pay $2 Million for Clean Air Violations
DuPont and Lucite International Inc. have agreed to pay a $2 million civil penalty to settle Clean Air Act violations at a sulfuric acid plant in Belle, W.Va., EPA, the U.S. Justice Department and the state of West Virginia announced....
OSHA Notifies Workplaces with High Injury and Illness Rates
OSHA sent letters to than 13,500 employers nationwide this month as notification that their injury and illness rates are considerably higher than the national average....
Company Pays Settlement for not Providing Toxic Chemical Info for First Responders
EPA recently reached a $241,290 settlement with the Angelus Sanitary Can Machinery Corp. of Los Angeles for allegedly failing to submit required toxic chemical reports...
EPA Awards $197 Million to Clean Up Underground Storage Tank Leaks
EPA announced the distribution of $197 million appropriated under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to assess and clean up underground storage tank petroleum leaks...
L&I Finds Multiple Violations at Tesoro
Washington’s Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) has cited the Tesoro Refining and Marketing Co.’s Anacortes refinery for violations found as a result of a focused inspection aimed at reducing the likelihood of catastrophic events associated with petroleum refinery operations. ...
OSHA Proposes $60,000 in Fines Against Mass. Contractor for Cave-In Hazard
OSHA proposed $60,000 in fines against G. Lopes Construction Inc. for allegedly failing to provide cave-in protection for employees working in a 6-foot, 3-inch-deep excavation located in Taunton, Mass....
Jordan Barab Named Deputy Assistant Secretary for OSHA
On April 8, U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis named Jordan Barab, senior labor policy advisor for health and safety for the House Education and Labor Committee, OSHA’s deputy assistant secretary and acting assistant secretary effective April 13....
OSHA Orders Southern Air to Withdraw Lawsuit and Pay $7.9 Million to Whistleblowers
OSHA has ordered Southern Air Inc., a Norwalk, Conn.-based air cargo carrier, to withdraw a lawsuit it filed against nine former employees and pay them more than $7.9 million in wages, damages and legal fees. Southern Air, however, announced intentions to appeal, claiming OSHA's findings are without merit....
OSHA Fines Brunalli Construction Co. $180,950 for Fall and Drowning Hazards
Brunalli Construction Co. of Southington, Conn., faces $180,950 in proposed OSHA fines for allegedly failing to protect its employees against fall, drowning and other hazards while they worked to rebuild a bridge over the Housatonic River in the Falls Village section of Canaan, Conn....
AIHA Supports Combustible Dust Legislation, Offers Recommendations
In an April 2 letter to House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller, D-Calif., the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) stressed its support of HR 849, legislation that would compel OSHA to issue an interim and final combustible dust standard to help prevent deadly explosions....
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