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OSHA to Create Federal Whistleblower Advisory Committee
On May 17, OSHA announced it would create a federal advisory committee to strengthen its whistleblower protections...
New Government Safety Data Initiative Promises Insight into Nation's Public Safety Activities
The White House Office of Science and Technology has launched Safety.Data.Gov, a new government initiative that aims to provide better access to federal safety data and foster innovative ideas that could impact public safety...
OSHA Cites Cleveland Cement Contractors for Safety Violations Following Casino Parking Garage Collapse
An eager crowd stood in line for hours on May 14, waiting their turn to enter Ohio’s first casino, Horseshoe Casino Cleveland. Thousands of gamblers translate to thousands of needed parking space, so could the rush to provide parking for all those people have led to safety shortcuts? On May 9, OSHA cited Cleveland Cement Contractors Inc. for six serious safety violations, including not following design and construction standards, following an investigation into the partial collapse on Dec. 16, 2011 of the casino's second floor parking garage. ...
DeMoulas Super Markets Reach Agreement with OSHA to Correct Workplace Hazards, Enhance Employee Safety
OSHA has reached a settlement with Massachussets-based grocery store chain DeMoulas Super Markets Inc., in which the company agrees to correct all hazards and take steps to enhance safety and health for workers at all of the chain's 60-plus Market Basket stores in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. OSHA issued $589,200 in fines to the grocery store chain in October 2011 after OSHA inspectors identified fall and laceration hazards at the stores. ...
HazCom Gets a Facelift
Ten things you need to know about OSHA’s new hazard communication standard....
OSHA Wants Workers to Chill Out; Launches Campaign To Prevent Heat-Related Illness
As the weather heats up, so do OSHA’s outreach initiatives to educate workers and their employers about the hazards of working outdoors in hot weather. Each year, workers suffer injury and even death from exposure to too much sun and heat....
OSHA Launches New Construction Fall Prevention Campaign
At the April 26 Action Summit for Worker Safety and Health, Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis honored Workers' Memorial Day and revealed a new OSHA campaign focusing on fall prevention in the construction industry...
OSHA's Michaels Commemorates Workers' Memorial Day in Audio Message
Every year on April 28, the nation recognizes Workers' Memorial Day to remember and honor the workers who lost their lives while on the job. This year, in advance of Workers' Memorial Day, OSHA Administrator Dr. David Michaels recorded an audio message about worker safety and rights...
OSHA Alliance Waves Safety Through the Construction Zone
Roadway construction zones can be a particularly dangerous place to work, with hazards including construction vehicle backovers or runovers and more. In an effort to better protect these construction workers, OSHA announced that it has renewed its alliance with the Roadway Work Zone Safety and Health Partners...
GAO Chief: We Don’t Know Why OSHA Standards Take So Long
Experts agree there are several factors contributing to the slowdown in the standards-setting process at OSHA: procedural requirements, the shifting priorities of the agency and the administration based on the political climate and the fact that OSHA is one of only three government agencies that must meet a higher standard of judicial review. And all of those factors appear to have helped create an environment at OSHA where administrators and managers are afraid to pull the trigger on standards they have been working on for years. And it appears to be getting worse....
OSHA Directive: Communicating with Families of Victims of Workplace Fatalities
When someone suddenly dies in an accident, families want answers to questions: What happened? Who’s at fault? Will someone be punished for creating the situation or causing the accident? This also is true of the families of victims of workplace fatalities, and a new directive from OSHA guides OSHA representatives in communicating investigation procedures with family members following a workplace fatality. ...
Buckle Up: Delta Air Lines, OSHA Sign Seatbelt Compliance Agreement for Baggage Vehicles
Delta Air Lines' baggage handling vehicles soon will be equipped with seat belts to better protect workers, according to the settlement agreement OSHA announced on April 16. OSHA also is urging others within the airline industry to comply with seatbelt requirements...
New OSHA NEP Aims to Reduce Injuries among Workers in Nursing, Residential Care Facilities
In 2010, nursing and residential care facilities recorded one of the highest rates of lost workdays due to injuries and illnesses of all major American industries, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In an effort to help reduce worker injuries and illnesses in these facilities, OSHA has announced a new National Emphasis Program (NEP) for Nursing and Residential Care Facilities...
Volks Constructors Wins OSHA Recordkeeping Case
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on April 6 unanimously ruled in favor of Volks Constructors in its appeal of OSHA citations alleging the company failed to record some workplace injuries between January 2002 and April 2006....
Not So Sweet: OSHA Cites Pittsburgh Chocolate Company for 16 Safety Violations
OSHA cited Tsudis Chocolate Co. for two repeat and 14 serious safety violations at its Pittsburgh candy manufacturing facility and proposed more than $84,150 in fines. OSHA investigators determined a worker was injured because proper energy control procedures were not in place....
A Guide to OSHA's New GHS Chemical Labeling Requirements
How and when will OSHA's updated Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), which will now be aligned with the Globally Harmonized System of Chemical Labeling (GHS), impact chemical labeling? Read on for a guide to the new labeling requirements...
OSHA Cites Texas Company Again Following Amputation Injury to Worker
Hobbs Bonded Fibers Inc. of Waco, Texas, has had several run-ins with OSHA because of its alleged failure to provide machine guarding, create specific lockout/tagout procedures and provide training for employees in those procedures. Most recently, OSHA alleges the company’s safety shortcomings have resulted in the amputation of a worker’s arm at its Waco, Texas, facility....
ASSE: Don't Delay on Addressing GHS Compliance
Now that OSHA has announced its revised hazard communication standard to align it with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS), the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) urges EHS professionals to start working on GHS compliance as soon as possible...
OSHA Announces Alignment of Haz Comm Standard with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals
Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis and Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels held a teleconference March 20 to announce the final rule for the long-awaited update to OSHA’s Hazard Communication standard that aligns it with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). ...
Repeat OSHA Violations at Dollar Tree Stores Cost Employer Many Thousands of Dollars
It’s going to take the sale of a lot of $1 items from Dollar Tree stores – 121,000 of them, in fact – to pay the company’s bill from OSHA for repeat violations of occupational safety and health regulations related to blocked fire exits and unsafe storage of items at its Trenton, N.J., location. ...
Your Incentive Program Might Be Illegal! New Memo from OSHA Clarifies Injury Reporting and Incentive Policies
While many employers want to reward workers for safe behavior, there’s a thin line between appropriate recognition and providing a disincentive to employees for reporting injuries. Companies that cross that line could be violating the law, according to a new memo sent to OSHA regional administrators and whistleblower program managers from Deputy Assistant Secretary Richard Fairfax....
OSHA Whistleblower Case Compels Interline Logistics Group to Reinstate Truck Driver, Pay $190,000
OSHA ordered Georgia-based Interline Logistics Group LLC to reinstate and pay more than $190,000 to a terminated truck driver who made a complaint about work hour violations...
OSHA Cites Baytown, Texas-based JSW Steel for Safety and Health Hazards
OSHA has proposed penalties totaling more than $469,000 for JSW Steel (USA) Inc. and cited the company for 11 repeat, 23 serious and two other-than-serious violations for exposing employees to safety and health hazards at the company's facility in Baytown, Texas. OSHA initiated the inspection after employees complained of hazards....
OSHA Head Michaels Oversees Whistleblower Protection Office Following Restructuring
A restructuring of OSHA's Office of the Whistleblower Protection Program (OWPP) tasks OSHA head Dr. David Michaels with overseeing the program, which previously reported to OSHA's Directorate of Enforcement Programs. According to the agency, this move signifies "a significantly elevated priority status for whistleblower enforcement"...
Safety Engineers Want OSHA To Lower Workplace Noise Exposure Levels
The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) hopes that OSHA is listening to its pleas to lower the permissible exposure limit for noise to 85 dBA. ...
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