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Only OSHA Has Not Adopted Chemical Safety Board Recommendations Stemming from Imperial Sugar Explosion
On the fourth anniversary of the deadly Imperial Sugar explosion, Chemical Safety Board (CSB) Chairman Rafael Moure-Eraso revealed that all but one of the agency’s recommendations successfully have been adopted by their recipients. Only OSHA has neglected to heed CSB’s call to "proceed expeditiously" on the recommendation that OSHA promulgate a new combustible dust standard for general industry. ...
Litigating Workplace Safety and Health Disputes
Attorney Michael Taylor offers a tutorial to help you understand the litigation process required when your employer contests an OSHA citation before the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission....
OSHA Addresses PELs in Regulatory Agenda
OSHA's Fall 2011 semi-annual regulatory agenda, which the agency released in early 2012, includes a "Review/Lookback of OSHA Chemical Standards" to begin to address the agency's permissible exposure limits (PELs), which most safety stakeholders consider woefully out of date...
No Love Lost: OSHA proposes $148,000 in Fines to Loveland Products
Loveland Products Inc., of Fairbury, Neb., has been cited by OSHA for a total of 25 safety violations for process safety management deficiencies and other hazards and the agency has proposed penalties of $148,000. According to OSHA, 14 of the violations directly relate the standard regulating the process safety management (PMS) of highly hazardous chemicals. ...
Adequate Enforcement of Cal-OSHA’s I2P2 Can Reduce Injuries
Cal-OSHA’s Injury and Illness Prevention Program (I2P2) can lead to a reduction of injuries and illnesses, but only if inspectors do more than review employers’ written document. The findings, from a study by RAND Corp., could have significance for the implementation of a federal I2P2 program....
Safety Stakeholders Urge OMB to Finish Review of OSHA's Crystalline Silica Rule
In a Jan. 25 letter, a group of more than 300 occupational safety experts, doctors and public health scientists urged President Barack Obama to help move along the delayed Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review of OSHA's proposed crystalline silica rule. This delay, the stakeholders stressed, prevents the rulemaking process from moving forward, obstructs public participation in the issue and puts workers at risk of disease and death...
Public Citizen to OSHA: Enforce Labeling Law for Toxic Coal Byproduct
According to Public Citizen, workers using coal slag abrasive are exposed to dangerous levels of beryllium, which has been linked to cases of cancer. Coal slag abrasive coal slag abrasive to blast ship hulls, bridges and other metal structures in preparation for painting....
OSHA Demands DeMoulas Super Markets Address Hazards at All 60+ Massachusetts and New Hampshire Stores
The regional solicitor’s office of the Department of Labor has filed a complaint on behalf of OSHA with the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission against DeMoulas Super Markets Inc., requesting that the commission order the chain to comply with OSHA standards and protect employees at all of the locations of the New England grocery chain from fall sand laceration hazards. This only is the second time an enterprise-wide request for relief has been sought by OSHA....
Cal/OSHA Uncovers Dozens of Safety Violations at California Warehouses
The California Department of Industrial Relations' Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) identified more than 60 safety violations, including fall protection, storage stacking and machine guarding violations, at four San Bernardino County, Calif., warehouses owned by National Distribution Centers. Cal/OSHA proposed $256,445 in fines against the company and its temporary staffing contractor, Tri State Staffing...
OSHA: AirTran Fired Pilot Out of Retaliation
According to OSHA, AirTran Airways violated whistleblower provisions by firing a pilot out of retaliation for reporting mechanical issues. OSHA ordered AirTran to reinstate the pilot and pay more than $1 million in back wages...
OSHA Makes Its Case for I2P2 in New White Paper
The introduction to OSHA's new Injury and Illness Prevention Program (I2P2) white paper stresses that the agency "believes that injury and illness prevention programs provide the foundation for breakthrough changes in the way employers identify and control hazards, leading to a significantly improved workplace health and safety environment."...
Inspector Sees Employees Exposed to Cave-In Hazards, OSHA Launches Investigation
OSHA began an inspection Aug. 12 of Sunland Construction Inc. when an agency investigator noticed that the company had failed to provide a safe means of egress from a 5-foot-10-inch trench and protect workers from a cave-in hazard at a worksite in Newman, Georgia....
CSB: Dust Control, Housekeeping Failures Led to Fatal Hoeganaes Explosions
On Jan. 5, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released a report on the three deadly fires and explosions that occurred at a Hoeganaes Corp. plant in Gallatin, Tenn., in 2011. The report asserts that the accumulation of fine iron powder in the facility led to the explosions, and that Hoeganaes did not take necessary action to prevent these fatal events. CSB also used its report to highlight the need for an OSHA standard on combustible dust...
OSHA’s Targeted Inspection Program for Federal Workers Continues
OSHA recently updated its Federal Agency Targeting Inspection Program (FEDTARG) directive for fiscal year 2012. FEDTARG directs programmed inspections of federal agency establishments that experienced high numbers of lost time injuries during FY 2011....
Use OSHA’s Compliance Directive to Evaluate your PPE Program
You invest a lot of time, effort and money in your personal protective equipment (PPE) program, so you want to be sure you’re meeting OSHA’s expectations....
COSH Releases List of 2011's Most Notable Occupational Fatalities
While 2011 can't compete with 2010 in terms of high-profile occupational disasters such as the Upper Big Branch Mine and the Deepwater Horizon explosions, the year featured its own preventable workplace tragedies that expose the need for safety improvements. From the half-dozen workers who lost their lives in a Kansas grain elevator explosion to the electrocution of two teenage agricultural workers, these recent fatal occupational events reveal that American workers must be better protected, according to the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (COSH)...
OSHA: Houston’s Piping Technology and Products Lied about Amputation Hazards
OSHA has proposed more than $1 million in fines for Houston-based employer Piping Technology and Products for 13 proposed willful and 17 proposed serious violations for exposing workers to the risk of amputations and other serious injuries from dangerous machinery, as well as other hazards. Proposed penalties total $1,013,000....
OSHA Offers Advice for Protecting Workers During Winter Storms
It's only the first day of winter and two weeks of winter storms already have battered parts of the country, stranding motorists and leaving residents and businesses without power. OSHA has created a Web page to help protect workers from hazards they may face during winter storm response and recovery operations....
Three Contractors Cited by OSHA for Fall Hazards
OSHA cited general contractor Arberia & Associates and subs K&G Haxhari Construction (carpentry) and Mondi Construction Inc. (masonry) for a total of 21 alleged violations of workplace safety standards with $71,340 in total penalties for violations at a worksite in the Bronx. ...
OSHA: Companies Gambled on Safety and Lost
OSHA has proposed more than $127,000 in fines against five contractors for hazards at casino construction site in Queens, NY. The companies were cited for 19 alleged serious violations of workplace health and safety standards....
OSHA Settlement Requires N.Y. Facility to Commit to Safeguarding against Workplace Violence
OSHA has reached a settlement with the Renaissance Project regarding a workplace violence citation issued under the General Duty clause to the Ellenville, N.Y., treatment facility, which agreed to enhance employee safety...
10 Things Chemical Plant Operators Need to Know About OSHA's New Chem NEP
On Nov. 30, OSHA announced the launch of its PSM National Emphasis Program for chemical facilities (Chem NEP). The new Chem NEP expands nationwide a previous 2009 Pilot Chemical Facilities Process Safety Management NEP, which had covered only a few OSHA regions, and established policies and procedures for inspecting workplaces covered by the PSM Standard...
Haasbach Agrees to Pay $200,000 to Resolve Citations Connected to Teen Grain Worker Fatalities
In July 2010, two teens employed at a grain bin facility lost their lives when they were engulfed by corn. Now, the Department of Labor (DOL) has resolved the citations brought against Haasbach LLC following that fatal incident. The Illinois-based company, which no longer is in business, has agreed to pay $200,000 in penalties...
Miami, Fla., Contractor Cited by OSHA following Carbon Monoxide Incident
General contractor Trans Florida Development Corp. of Miami has been cited by OSHA for one willful health and one serious safety violation following an incident that occurred in June at a work site at Ocean Drive and First Street, where workers were installing a new drain system. A worker using a powered saw to cut a hole in a storm drain box was overexposed to carbon monoxide from the saw and had to be taken to a hospital for treatment. OSHA’s proposed penalties total $66,990...
Waymar Constuction Fined after Minor Is Injured on an Ohio Construction Site
OSHA has cited Waymar Construction Co. in Shelby, Ohio, for child labor and safety violations after 16-year-old worker was injured on job site in May. The youth suffered head trauma and fractures after falling off a scissor lift during roofing operations at a Sandusky, Ohio job site. ...
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