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...
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...
MSHA Kicks Off Annual Winter Alert Campaign
On Nov. 1, MSHA kicked off its 2010 Winter Alert campaign to warn miners and mine operators about the dangers colder weather can bring to the mining environment...
NIST Study on Charleston Furniture Store Fire Calls for National Safety Improvements
Major factors contributing to a rapid spread of fire at the Sofa Super Store in Charleston, S.C., on June 18, 2007, included large open spaces with furniture providing high fuel loads, the inward rush of air following the breaking of windows and a lack of sprinklers, according to a draft report from the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)...
OSHA Encourages Retailers to Provide Crowd Management Measures to Protect Workers
OSHA recently sent a letter and a “Crowd Management Safety Tips for Retailers” fact sheet to the CEOs of 14 major retail companies to encourage them to take precautions to prevent worker injuries during Black Friday and other major holiday sales events...
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...
OSHA Reduces Daily Hours for 10- and 30-Hour Training to Avoid Mental Fatigue, Improve Training
OSHA recently revised its policy for all Outreach Training Programs to address the number of hours each day a student may spend in OSHA 10- and 30-hour classes in an effort to prevent workers from being saturated with so much information that they may miss content that could prevent injuries, illnesses and death...
MSHA Issues Proposed Rule on Lowering Miners’ Exposure to Respirable Coal Dust
In the Oct. 19 Federal Register, MSHA published a proposed rule on lowering miners’ exposure to respirable coal dust in all underground and surface coalmines, with the aim to end black lung disease among miners. The proposed rule is the latest element of MSHA's “End Black Lung – Act Now” campaign...
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...
New York Air Monitoring Firm, Supervisors Found Guilty of Fraud and Conspiracy
EPA and the U.S. Justice Department announced today that a federal jury in Utica, N.Y. has found Certified Environmental Services Inc. (CES); two of its managers, Nicole Copeland and Elisa Dunn; and one of its employees, Sandy Allen, guilty of conspiring to aid and abet Clean Air Act violations, commit mail fraud and defraud the United States...
EPA Proposes to Add Nine Sites to Superfund’s National Priorities List
EPA is proposing to add nine hazardous waste sites that pose risks to human health and the environment to the general Superfund section of the National Priorities List (NPL). Superfund is the federal program that investigates and cleans up the most complex, uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites in the country...
OSHA Seeks Comments on Interpretation of Noise Exposure Controls
OSHA is proposing to issue an interpretation of the term “feasible administrative or engineering controls” as used in the general industry and construction occupational noise exposure standards and to amend its current enforcement policy to reflect the interpretation...
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...
VPPPA Supports OSHA’s Position on Incentive Programs
The Voluntary Protection Programs Participants’ Association Inc. (VPPPA) has come out in support of OSHA’s position that incentive programs must not encourage underreporting of injury and illnesses. The question of the merit of incentive programs resurfaced when OSHA, as part of its National Emphasis Program on Recordkeeping, suggested that the existence of incentive programs may qualify for deliberate under-reporting, raising a recordkeeping violation from “other-than-serious” to the willful level...
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 Launches Distracted Driving Online Resource
In conjunction with Drive Safely Work Week held Oct. 4-8, OSHA announced an education campaign calling on employers to prevent work-related distracted driving and placed a special focus on prohibiting texting while driving...
NSC: OSHA’s Top 10 Most Cited Violations
On Oct. 5, OSHA revealed the top 10 most cited violations in fiscal year 2010 during a special session at the National Safety Council (NSC) Congress and Expo in San Diego, highlighting the agency’s enforcement efforts for fall protection, hazard communication, electrical safety and more...
NSC: OSHA, MSHA, NIOSH Leaders Discuss the State of Occupational Safety
In an Oct. 5 National Safety Council (NSC) Congress occupational keynote, OSHA Administrator David Michaels, NIOSH Director John Howard and MSHA Administrator Joe Main discussed their priorities and goals for occupational safety and health...
BP Creates New Safety and Risk Division
On Sept. 29, BP leadership announced plans to create a new safety division with “sweeping powers” to oversee and audit the company’s operations around the world. Incoming CEO Bob Dudley called safety and risk management “our most urgent priority"...
OSHA Reports on State-Run Occupational Safety and Health Programs
OSHA announced Sept. 28 that it has concluded a special evaluation of state-run occupational safety and health programs under its jurisdiction. According to the agency, the review uncovered both well-run state plans as well as concerns about some plans’ hazard identification, proposed penalty levels, violation follow-up procedures and more...
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...
DOT Announces New Distracted Driving Regulations
On Sept. 21, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood kicked off the 2010 National Distracted Driving Summit by announcing new anti-distracted driving regulations for commercial truck and bus drivers, rail operators and drivers transporting hazardous materials...
GAO Report Calls for Improvements in OSHA’s Whistleblower Program
On Sept. 16, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report detailing weaknesses in OSHA’s whistleblower program and recommended several actions to improve the program’s effectiveness and efficiency...
OSHA Awards $8 million in Safety and Health Training Grants
OSHA recently awarded $8 million in Susan Harwood Capacity Building Grants to 45 organizations, including nonprofit and community/faith-based groups, employer associations, labor unions, joint labor/management associations and colleges and universities. The grants will assist these organizations in providing safety and health training and educational programs for workers and employers...
OSHA Fines Alabama Lumber Co. $439,000 for Violations Following Worker Death
OSHA has cited MDLG, doing business as Phenix Lumber Co., for 53 safety and health violations following the death of one worker and the critical injury of a second at its Phenix City, Ala., facility. The proposed penalties total $439,400...
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