OSHA proposes $484,000 in Penalties against Cambria Contracting Inc. for Asbestos Hazards
OSHA issued citations to Cambria Contracting Inc. for 11 alleged willful violations of the OSHA construction asbestos standard for failing to train and protect its workers at a Buffalo jobsite. The Lockport, N.Y., demolition contractor faces a total of $484,000 in proposed penalties...
New Alliance Promotes Labor Rights of Hispanic Workers
On Dec. 10, OSHA and the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division signed an alliance with the Consulate General of Mexico in New York as part of an effort to promote the labor and human rights of Mexican and other Hispanic workers...
DOL Unveils New “Open Government” Efforts
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced a broad array of efforts designed to improve the public’s accessibility to its agencies and ensure the department can function more effectively...
Safety Stakeholders Welcome Michaels to OSHA
Following the Dec. 3 Senate confirmation of David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, to become the next assistant secretary of labor for OSHA, EHS Today spoke to several safety and health association and union leaders to learn how they would receive the new OSHA administrator...
David Michaels Confirmed as OSHA Administrator
On Dec. 3, the Senate voted to confirm David Michaels as the assistant secretary of labor for OSHA...
OSHA 2009 Site-Specific Targeting Plan: What Your Company Needs To Know
Each year, OSHA issues a site-specific targeting plan identifying industry sectors with historically high occupational injury and illness rates. The 2009 plan targets manufacturing, non-manufacturing and nursing and personal care facilities...
GHS: The Power of One
As the United States creeps closer to adopting the Globally Harmonized Hazard Communication System (GHS), companies must be prepared to comply with the new provisions...
EHS TODAY ROUNDTABLE: Economics, Regulations, Connections and Mentoring
We questioned EHS leaders about current and future regulations, the issues impacting the practice of occupational health and safety and the importance of mentoring future leaders. Here is what they had to say...
OSHA Fines Tempel Grain Elevators More than $1.6 Million Following Teenage Worker’s Death
OSHA and the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division together have fined Tempel Grain Elevators LLP of Wiley, Colo., more than $1.6 million following the May 29 death of a teenage worker at the company’s Haswell, Colo., grain storage operation. It is the second-largest workplace safety fine in Colorado history...
OSHA Releases Crowd Control Guidelines
Just in time for the holiday shopping season, OSHA has prepared a fact sheet providing crowd control guidelines for retailers to protect workers during major sales events...
OSHA Issues Final Rule, Revises Acetylene Standard
OSHA has revised its acetylene standard, with the final rule replacing references to outdated industry standards with updated references reflecting current industry practices...
Cave-In Hazard Leads to $33,700 in OSHA Fines for Hyde Park, Mass., Contractor
OSHA has cited P. Gioioso & Sons Inc. for alleged repeat and serious violations of excavation safety standards after an OSHA inspector observed three company employees working in an unprotected trench on Friend Street in Boston. The Hyde Park, Mass., contractor faces a total of $33,700 in proposed fines...
OSHA Proposes $88,200 in Fines Against O’Connell Electric for Worker Arc Flash Injury
OSHA has cited O’Connell Electric Co. Inc. of Victor, N.Y., for 14 alleged serious violations of safety standards after a company employee was burned in a May 18 electrical arc flash on the North Campus of the State University of New York (SUNY) Buffalo. The electrical contractor faces a total of $88,200 in proposed fines...
OSHA, Illinois Onsite Safety and Health Consultation and Williams Brothers Construction Inc. Establish High Flying Partnership
The focus of a new partnership in Illinois is safety and health at construction sites. OSHA, Illinois Onsite Safety and Health Consultation and Williams Brothers Construction Inc. (WBCI) have developed a partnership to provide a safe and healthful environment for employees working on the Peoria Airport construction addition...
OSHA: GAO Findings on Injury and Illness Reporting Are ‘Alarming’
A new report from the Government Accounting Office (GAO) has identified a number of factors that may contribute to the inaccuracy of employer injury and illness records, as well as problems with the audits that OSHA conducts to ensure their accuracy...
OSHA Fines Missouri Manufacturer $511,000 Following Worker Fatality
OSHA has cited Loren Cook Co., a manufacturer in of Springfield, Mo., with seven alleged willful and three alleged serious violations after a worker was killed by an ejected machine part on May 13, 2009...
CSB Stresses Pressure Vessel Safeguards in New Safety Message
On Nov. 9, U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) Chairman John Bresland released a new video safety message asking jurisdictions across the country to adopt the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Pressure Vessel Code to reduce the number of accidents involving catastrophic pressure vessel failures in process industries...
OSHA Offers Workplace H1N1 Fact Sheets
OSHA has issued fact sheets and a Web site providing influenza precaution and protection information to help employers and workers promote safety during the current H1N1 influenza outbreak...
OSHA’s Barab Testifies about State-Plan States Before Congress
Jordan Barab, acting assistant secretary for OSHA, told a Congressional committee that the serious shortcomings discovered during his agency's evaluation of the Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration's safety program raised concerns about federal OSHA's monitoring of all state plan states...
National Hearing Conservation Association Petitions OSHA to Lower Permissible Exposure Limits for Noise
Citing the fact that nearly 22 million American workers are exposed to hazardous noise on a daily basis and that occupational hearing loss continues to plague industry, the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) has made a request to OSHA to reduce the permissible exposure limit (PEL) for noise exposures...
BP Texas City Refinery Contests OSHA Citations
BP Products North America Inc. is contesting all citations proposed by OSHA on Oct. 30, including alleged violations and proposed penalties, abatement actions and abatement dates, and stressed that the company has taken significant steps to improve process safety performance...
House Hearing: State Plans Need Greater Oversight
At an Oct. 29 U.S. House Education and Labor Committee hearing, witnesses stressed that stronger federal oversight is needed for state-run health and safety programs to ensure that states provide workers with basic on-the-job protections...
OSHA Proposes Record $87 Million in Fines Against BP
More than 4 years after the deadly BP Texas City refinery blast killed 15 workers and injured more than 170, OSHA has proposed a record-breaking $87,430,000 in fines against BP Products North America Inc. for the failure to correct potential hazards faced by employees. This is the largest fine proposed in OSHA’s history...
NSC: OSHA’s Top 10 Most Cited Violations
The top 10 most cited OSHA violations were unveiled Oct. 27 at 97th annual National Safety Council (NSC) Congress and Expo in Orlando, Fla., with scaffolding and fall protection violations once again topping the list...
NSC: Occupational Safety and Health Under the Obama Administration
In a panel discussion at the National Safety Council (NSC) 2009 Congress and Expo in Orlando, Fla., Jordan Barab, acting assistant secretary of labor for OSHA, former OSHA Administrator John Henshaw, MPH, CIH, and NIOSH Director John Howard, M.D., JD, MPH, came together to discuss what the agency has accomplished so far and what critical areas it must focus on under the Obama administration...
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