Jim Maddux Named New Head of OSHA’s Construction Directorate
OSHA Administrator David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, appointed Jim Maddux as the new director of the agency’s Directorate of Construction. His appointment is effective Monday, Dec. 20...
Labor Secretary Appoints 5 New NACOSH Members
On Dec. 16, Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis announced the appointment of five new members to the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH). The new appointees are leaders in the fields of medicine, academia and safety program development and will serve 2-year terms. The next NACOSH meeting has been set for Jan. 19-20, 2011...
OSHA Fines WRR Environmental Services Co. $787,000 Following June Explosion
OSHA has cited the hazardous waste management processor, WRR Environmental Services Co., for failing to implement measures to prevent potentially catastrophic chemical fires and explosions at its facility in Eau Claire, Wisc...
OMB Watch: Obama Administration Stepping Up Enforcement of Labor Laws
In a report released Dec. 8, OMB Watch examined the regulatory enforcement actions of the Obama administration at its midterm point and revealed that executive branch agencies have stepped up enforcement of a number of important labor, consumer protection and environmental laws and regulations...
Local and Federal Investigators on Scene of Fatal Accident in West Virginia
OSHA investigators, a four-member investigation team from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) and local police and state fire marshals have deployed to the scene of a fatal accident at the AL Solutions Inc. titanium and zirconium processing facility in New Cumberland, in the northern panhandle area of West Virginia...
OSHA Cites Three Massachusetts Contractors for Cave-In Hazards
OSHA has issued a total of $154,700 in proposed fines against three Massachusetts contractors for exposing workers to cave-in hazards at a Salem, N.H., worksite. Cited were Joseph P. Cardillo & Son Inc. of Wakefield, Majestic Mechanical Contractors Inc. of Tewksbury and Domenick Zanni Sons Inc. of Reading...
OSHA Recommends Safety Measures to Protect Workers from Diacetyl Exposure
A new OSHA Safety and Health Information Bulletin and companion Worker Alert recommend that employers use safety measures to prevent exposing employees to the potentially fatal health effects of butter flavorings and other flavoring substances containing diacetyl or its substitutes...
OSHA Fines U.S. Minerals $396,000 for Alleged Hazardous Dust, PPE and Training Violations
On Dec. 7, OSHA cited U.S. Minerals LLC with willfully exposing its workers to dangerously high levels of hazardous dust and not providing adequate breathing protection and training for workers at its facility in Coffeen, Ill. The company, however, is contesting the violations and called OSHA’s allegations “incomplete, overstated and/or inaccurate.”...
OSHA Announces Stakeholder Meeting, Extends Comment Period on Noise Control Interpretation
On Dec. 6, OSHA announced that it is extending by 90 days the official comment period on the proposed “Interpretation of OSHA’s Provisions for Feasible Administrative or Engineering Controls of Occupational Noise,” which was published Oct. 19 in the Federal Register. Comments may be submitted through March 21, 2011; the agency will hold a stakeholder meeting before this date to listen to the concerns of businesses and workers...
OSHA Directive Continues Targeting Inspection Program for Federal Workers
OSHA recently updated its Federal Agency Targeting Inspection Program (FEDTARG) directive for fiscal year 2011. This directive orders programmed inspections of federal agency establishments that experienced high numbers of lost time injuries...
AIHA Unveils Top EHS Public Policy Issues for 2011-2012
The American Industrial Hygiene Association’s (AIHA) biennial membership survey revealed the most pressing public policy issues within the EHS profession over the next 2 years, with PELs and OSHA’s Injury and Illness Prevention Program topping the list...
OSHA Cites Wayne, NJ, Stucco Contractor for Fall Hazards
OSHA cited Exterior Stucco Systems Inc. of Wayne with five repeat safety violations involving fall hazards at a Staten Island, N.Y., worksite and has added the company to its Severe Violator Enforcemet Program. Proposed penalties total $61,600...
Managing Safety: BP Learns there IS a New Sheriff in Town
United States Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis is living up to her promise that there is “a new sheriff in town” and that OSHA is back in the business of enforcing workplace safety and health laws. Just ask BP...
State vs. Federal OSHA – What’s the Difference When It Comes to Lockout/Tagout?
Annual state and federal fines of $8 million for lockout/tagout violations have many employers re-evaluating their lockout/tagout programs...
OSHA Reissues Shipbreaking National Emphasis Program, Updates Shipyard PPE Directive
OSHA issued two directives on Nov. 4 to update its National Emphasis Program on Shipbreaking and its Enforcement Guidance for Personal Protective Equipment in Shipyard Employment...
OSHA Announces Construction Advisory Committee Meeting
OSHA’s Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) will meet Dec. 9-10 in Washington, D.C. In conjunction with the ACCSH, committee work groups, including the newly established Injury and Illness Prevention Program work group, will meet Dec. 7-8. ...
Two NH Contractors Cited by OSHA after Worker Falls
OSHA has cited North Ridge Contracting Inc. and CMGC Building Corp. for safety violations after a North Ridge worker was injured in a fall at 100 Innovative Way in Nashua, N.H. North Ridge Contracting of Deerfield, N.H., faces a total of $44,000 in proposed fines, following the July 27 incident in which a worker tripped and fell 14 feet during the dismantling of a stairway at the Benchmark Electronics building...
Dracut, Mass., Contractor Fined by OSHA for Excavation Hazards
OSHA has cited Albanese D&S Inc. for alleged repeat and serious violations of safety standards following OSHA’s inspection of a worksite located at Winn's Brook in Belmont, Mass. The Dracut, Mass., contractor faces a total of $32,400 in proposed fines for excavation hazards identified during OSHA’s inspection...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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