Court Affirms OSHA’s Authority to Subpoena Workers’ Comp Co.
OSHA’s subpoena requesting inspection and report documents from Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co. associated with a fatal grain engulfment has been upheld in a U.S. district court...
Water, Rest and Shade: OSHA to Educate Workers, Employers about Heat-Related Illnesses
Three ingredients can help save employees working in hot environments from suffering potentially life-threatening heat-related illness: water, rest and shade. OSHA plans to get that message out in a new heat illness education campaign...
At-Home Safety: Online Tool Sparks Better Fire Sprinkler Decisions
For the builder or buyer of a new home, the decision of whether or not to install a fire sprinkler can be complicated, particularly if you’re not already an expert on the matter. A free National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) online tool helps make that decision a little easier by examining the costs and benefits associated with residential fire sprinklers...
Web Exclusive Feature: Snuffing Out Industrial Dust Hazards
The right dust collection system not only will prevent hazardous situations, but also can improve worker comfort and productivity...
OSHA Proposes $487,000 in Fines Against Parker Hannifin Plant
On May 3, OSHA proposed $487,000 in fines against the Batesville, Miss., Parker Hannifin Corp. plant for alleged safety and health violations that range from inadequate lockout/tagout training and inspections to electrical deficiencies, failure to unblock exits, lack of machine guarding and more...
OSHA Publishes Final Rule on Shipyard Working Conditions
On May 2, OSHA announced a final rule, “General Working Conditions in Shipyard Employment,” that updates existing shipyard requirements to improve worker health and safety and prevent up to 350 serious injuries annually...
MassCOSH: 47 Massachusetts Workers Died on the Job in 2010; Improved Safety Oversight Needed
The 2011 “Dying for Work in Massachusetts: Loss of Life and Limb in Massachusetts Workplaces” report documents the 47 worker fatalities that occurred in the commonwealth in 2010 and calls for improved oversight and safety precautions to prevent on-the-job deaths...
Managing PPE: NFPA Standards: One Number Makes a Big Difference in Protection
Which standard is the most appropriate to use when considering flame-resistant clothing: NFPA 2112 or 2113...
How OSHA, ANSI and GHS Impact MSDS for Sealing Products
Since prehistoric times, information about the materials used in products such as medicines and dyes has been shared between manufacturers and end users. Now, we have regulations and standards from OSHA, ANSI and GHS to contend with...
NHCA Urges OSHA to Renew Focus on Noise Control
In a March 16 letter to OSHA, the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) urged the agency to “renew its focus on noise control despite the current climate of economic adversity.”...
OSHA Schedules May 13 Combustible Dust Forum
OSHA has scheduled a Combustible Dust Expert Forum on May 13 to consider possible regulatory options that could help protect workers from combustible dust hazards...
Workers’ Memorial Day: On April 28, Nation Remembers Fallen Workers
During Workers’ Memorial Day on April 28, the nation will memorialize, honor and remember those who lost their lives on the job...
Workers’ Memorial Day: Death on the Job: AFL-CIO Releases Annual Report
Think about it: An average of 12 workers are killed per day. If those 12 people all died in the same workplace incident – or in some type of tragedy in our hometown – it would make a significant impact on us. But unless you’re a co-worker, friend or family member of one of those 12 workers killed across the country today, those deaths will slip past with relatively little notice...
OSHA Turns 40: Examining the Agency’s Past, Present and Future
This year, April 28 not only is Workers’ Memorial Day and World Day for Safety and Health at Work – it’s also OSHA’s 40th birthday. EHS Today spoke to several occupational safety stakeholders about the agency’s past, present and future...
Four Decades of OSHA: A Timeline
On April 28, OSHA reaches a 40-year milestone. Since it was founded 4 decades ago, the agency established a range of safety and health regulations to protect the American work force; reduced workplace injuries, illnesses and fatalities; and initiated a national conversation about occupational health and safety...
Body of Missing Idaho Miner Recovered
The body of miner Larry Marek, who on April 15 was trapped 6,150 feet below ground in a collapse at the Lucky Friday silver mine near Mullan, Idaho, has been recovered by a search and rescue team. Another miner who was working in the same section of the mine and who is reported to be Marek’s brother, escaped from the mine...
Safety Center Stresses Need for International Construction Safety Training
The director of University of California San Diego Extension’s International Safety Education Institute (ISEI) Construction Workplace Safety Training Program stressed a growing international need for safety training based on OSHA standards to better protect construction workers around the world...
OSHA Cites Wind Farm Servicing Co. $378,000 after Worker Suffers Burns
OSHA issued six citations for alleged willful safety violations with proposed fines totaling $378,000 to Outland Renewable Services after a wind farm technician suffered severe burns from an electrical arc flash in October 2010. The company, a servicing and maintenance provider in the wind tower industry, disagrees with OSHA’s findings and called worker safety its No. 1 priority...
New Online Tool Helps MSHA Detect Flagrant Violations
MSHA announced that its Inspectors’ Portable Application for Laptops (IPAL) is now equipped with an online tool to alert federal inspectors that certain violations will be reviewed for special assessment as flagrant violations. MSHA Administrator Joseph A. Main said this tool will help inspectors cite violations “efficiently and accurately.”...
Machine Guarding Made Easy
Taking the holistic approach to machine guarding safety...
OSHA Revises Outreach Training Program to Improve Trainer Reliability
OSHA recently revised its voluntary Outreach Training Program procedures to include trainer verification requirements and other changes to improve training quality and ensure the integrity of its authorized instructors...
Roofer Cited by OSHA for Fall Hazards at Omaha, Neb., Jobsite
OSHA has cited Allied Roofing Systems LLC of Springfield, Mo., for four safety citations following an inspection of an Omaha job site where employees were exposed to fall hazards while installing a roof. Proposed penalties total $64,000...
EPA Reaches Landmark Clean Air Act Settlement with TVA
EPA and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) have reached a settlement that will require TVA to invest an estimated $3-$5 billion to modernize its coal-fired power plants and provide state-of-the-art pollution controls and clean energy technology...
Court Rejects Challenge to OSHA’s Fall Protection Directive
On April 7, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit dismissed the National Roofing Contractors Association’s (NRCA) petition for review of OSHA’s December 2010 directive on the use of fall protection in residential construction. The directive withdrew an earlier one that allowed certain residential construction employers to bypass some fall protection requirements...
Legislators: Codifying VPP Will Lead to Better Relationship Between Business and OSHA
Legislators on both side of the aisle have introduced legislation that would codify OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Programs. The legislation, S. 807, sponsored in the Senate by Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R –Wyo., and Sen. Mary Landrieu, D – La., was introduced April 13. Similar legislation, H.R. 1511, was introduced in the House by Rep. Tom Petri, R-Wisc., senior Republican on the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, and Rep. Gene Green, D-Texas...
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