OSHA NEP Strives to Protect Workers from Chemical Releases
According to OSHA Administrator Dr. David Michaels, "Far too many workers are injured and killed in preventable incidents at chemical facilities around the country." OSHA set out to address this concern by announcing a National Emphasis Program (NEP) on Nov. 30 to protect workers at these facilities from releases of highly hazardous chemicals...
Wisconsin Company Fined by OSHA for Exposing Workers to Crystalline Silica
Northern Steel Castings Inc. has been cited for two safety and four health violations at its Wisconsin Rapids, Wisc., carbon steel foundry, including for overexposing workers to crystalline silica, a known respiratory hazard. Proposed fines total $95,480. The company has been cited by OSHA 24 times prior to this inspection, six times for overexposing workers to silica....
AIHA: It’s Time to Move Forward on the Silica Standard
In a Nov. 10 letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Jacob J. Lew and Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) urged OMB to finish its work on OSHA’s proposed crystalline silica standard, calling the extended review of the rule "an unacceptable attempt to 'short circuit' the existing process and may make it unusually vulnerable to political influence."...
Vinton Construction Co. Cited for Failing to Provide Cave-In Protection
OSHA's Trenching and Excavation National Emphasis Program has snared Manitowoc, Wisc., utility contractor Vinton Construction Co. The company was cited for one willful and four serious safety violations for failing to provide trench workers with cave-in protection at a Brookfield, Wis., site. The company was performing trenching operations to install water main lines in Brookfield. ...
OSHA Cites Texas Drilling Company Following Deaths of Two Workers
Best friends Sandy Daves and Jason Bolt did a lot of things together. On June 11, when Daves only had been working for the company for one week, they died together on Robinson Drilling of Texas Ltd.'s Drilling Rig #3 in Lamesa, Texas. Four Robinson Drilling employees have died on the job since April 2010, three of them on Rig #3. ...
Washington Drafts Standards for Medical Providers Who Treat Injured Workers
Washington's Department of Labor & Industries is taking the first step in creating a statewide network of providers to treat people with work-related injuries and illnesses, by seeking public comments on draft standards for health-care providers who treat injured workers. The new standards will apply to providers who treat injured workers covered by the state workers' compensation program as well as those covered by self-insured employers....
Injuries to Health Care Workers on the Rise, OSHA Plans Special Emphasis Program
Non-fatal injuries to health care workers requiring days away from work are on the rise, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Nov. 9, and OSHA Administrator Dr. David Michaels has vowed to launch a National Emphasis Program on Nursing Home and Residential Care Facilities...
NSC 2011: OSHA Compliance Officers Discuss Fatality Cases Involving Falls, Heat Stress
At the National Safety Council (NSC) Congress and Expo in Philadelphia on Nov. 1, OSHA compliance officers shared some of their most notable workplace safety investigations. The following cases involved preventable workplace fatalities – heat stress and falls from height...
Warrant in Hand, OSHA Cites Pet Food Manufacturer for Failing to Protect Workers from Dust and Noise Hazards
For those employers who've thought about denying OSHA entry at the door of their facility…don't do it. OSHA cited All-Feed Processing & Packaging's facility in Galva, Ill., for 23 health and safety violations with fines exceeding $750,000...
Another Cintas Worker Dies In Incident Related to an Industrial Dryer
A second Cintas employee in less than 5 years has been killed in an incident involving an industrial dryer. Kevin Burgess of Louisville, Ky., was killed Oct. 28 while servicing an industrial dryer at the company’s facility in the Louisville area. The local coroner has ruled that Burgess died of blunt force trauma...
OSHA's Top 10 Citation List Highlights Fall Protection, Hazcom Violations
Every year at the National Safety Council (NSC) Congress and Expo, NSC and OSHA partner to reveal OSHA's top 10 most commonly cited violations. While the specific violations may jockey for position from year to year, the list tends to feature the same players year in and year out. For FY 2011, fall protection, scaffolding and hazcom topped the list...
NSC 2011: Michaels Makes Case for OSHA
During the occupational keynote at the National Safety Council (NSC) Congress and Expo, OSHA Administrator Dr. David Michaels asserted that OSHA regulations don’t kill jobs – they prevent jobs from killing workers...
Corpus Christi Grain Co. Stands Knee-Deep in $258,900 in OSHA Fines
When a Corpus Christi Grain Co. employee was engulfed by grain, he was able to escape with his life. The company, however, now faces $258,900 in proposed OSHA fines for not providing PPE, performing lockout/tagout procedures or having a competent person present with rescue equipment when workers entered grain storage bins...
Death of City Worker Highlights Need for Protections for Public Workers
A traffic device designed to make roads safer for drivers proved to be the death of a Quincy, Mass., worker...
OSHA Wants Workers to Know Their Rights
A new OSHA booklet offers updated information concerning workers’ rights under the OSH Act, including rights provided under OSHA standards, filing a complaint with OSHA, participating in OSHA inspections, whistleblower protections and available educational and training resources...
'Heads are Going to Roll' Following Death of Sanitation Worker
Jerry Holton climbed into the back of his garbage truck Feb. 3 to clear debris from the blade that compacted trash. He never climbed out ...
It’s a Buffet of Penalties for Two Restaurant Owners Accused of Wage and Child Labor Violations
The Attorney General's Office of Massachussets has ordered the owners of two restaurants in Somerset and Raynham to pay $185,000 for "egregious and intentional" wage and child labor violations and worker retaliation ...
Sandy Says: Why OSHA Won’t Regulate the Causes of Workplace Violence
We all can agree that workplace violence is a fairly widespread problem and murder is a leading cause of workplace fatalities, so why won’t OSHA regulate it?...
Washington Study Finds Workplace Inspections Improve Safety, Save Money
A decade’s worth of inspection data in Washington suggests that a visit from the Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) can be good not just for workplace safety, but also for a company’s bottom line...
Report: Congress, Presidents, U.S. Supreme Court Have Obstructed OSHA Regulatory Process
A new report from Citizen Action titled “OSHA Inaction” claims that since 2001, OSHA has produced just one new standard every 2.5 years, a far slower rate than ever before...
House Demands “A Responsible Regulatory Environment,” OSHA Lobbies for Jobs and Safety
Rep. John Kline (R, Minn.), in a hearing Oct. 5 before the Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, made it clear that Congress believes the fewer regulations coming out of OSHA the better, even if it means putting a stop to the proposed Injury and Illness Prevention Program standard, halting the addition of a column for musculoskeletal disorders on the OSHA 300 Log and offering no new regulatory action on silica or fall protection for roofers ...
Study Estimating EHS Regulations Cost Business $65 Billion Annually “Vastly Overstated”
A 2010 study by Nicole V. Crain and W. Mark Crain (Crain and Crain 2010, 29-31) conducted for the Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy often is cited by opponents of new federal workplace regulations to support their opinion that OSHA regulations are bad for the economy. However, another group of researchers claim the Crain and Crain study is poorly researched and includes “vastly overstated costs”...
OSHA: An Unprotected Trench Is an Open Grave
According to OSHA, two workers are killed every month in trenching operations. To address the hazards of excavation work, the agency has released new guidance materials, including a fact sheet, a poster and an easy-to-reference QuickCard...
Stakeholders Have Until Oct. 28 to Comment on OSHA’s Reporting Requirement Revisions
Safety and health stakeholders now have until Oct. 28 to offer their comments on OSHA’s proposed revisions to its occupational injury and illness reporting requirements. The changes would require employers to report all work-related fatalities and in-patient hospitalizations to OSHA within 8 hours; amputations must be reported within 24 hours...
Texas Trailer Manufacturers Cited by OSHA for Noise, Toxic Fumes and More
It was a hot, noisy summer for workers at PJ Trailers Manufacturing Co. Inc. and Delco Trailers Co. Inc., a similar company owned by PJ Trailers. Workers at the companies, which have the same president and management, allegedly were exposed to toxic welding fumes, fall hazards, noise hazards, inadequate machine guarding, hazardous dust and a lack of eye protection, among other hazards...
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