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OSHA Guidance and Emphasis
Programs for the Cleaning and Facilities Maintenance Industry
July
19 2010
Obama issues memorandum on Presidential POWER Initiative: Protecting Our
Workers and Ensuring Reemployment
July
7 2010
Whistleblowers.gov offers quick access to whistleblower protection
information
June
21 2010
OSHA to hold additional stakeholder meeting on worker injury and illness
prevention rule
June
18 2010
OSHA's severe violator enforcement directive effective June 18
June
11 2010
New OSHA training emphasizes workers rights
Training
Requirements in OSHA Standards and Training Guidelines
May 24 2010
OSHA
publishes proposed rulemaking to prevent injuries form slips, trips and
falls on walking-working surfaces
May 4 2010
US
Department of Labor's OSHA holds series of stakeholder meeting on worker
Injury and Illness Prevention Programs
April 29 2010
Statement
of US Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on Protecting America's Workers
Act
April 27 2010
US
assistant secretary of labor for OSHA to testify today on strengthening
enforcement and ensuring safe workplaces for every American worker
April 22 2010
US
Department of Labor's OSHA takes action to protect America's workers
with severe violator program and increased penalties
April 14 2010
Secretary
of Labor Hilda L. Solis convenes 1st every national action summit on
health and safety of Latino workers
March 18 2010
US
Department of Labor's OSHA announces informal public hearing on hazard
communication in Pittsburgh on March 31
March 17 2010
US
Assistance Secretary of labor for OSHA testifies on proposed Protecting
America's Workers Act (PAWA) before House subcommittee.
PAWA
would raise penalties, strengthen workers' voices in the workplace,
expand the rights of victims and their families, and provide other new
rules that would grant greater power to OSHA.
March 9 2010
OSHA
notifies 15,000 workplaces of high injury and illness rates
January 28 2010
OSHA
proposes revised Recordkeeping regulation to better identify
work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD's)
January 27 2010
OSHA
withdraws proposed rule for additional quantitative fit-testing
protocols for the Respiratory Protection Standard
January 27 2010
OSHA
releases workplace injury and illness information representing
administration's "Open Government" policy
January 8 2010
New
OSHA videos provide respirator and facemask safety guidance
January 7 2010
OSHA
announces informal public hearing on hazard communication rule
October 1 2009
OSHA
issues proposed rule to adopt the Globally Harmonized Hazard Communication
System. A proposed rule to align the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration's Hazard Communication Standard (HCS)
with provisions of the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of
Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GCS) ...
September 30 2009
Notice
of Injury and Illness Recordkeeping National Emphasis Program
September 9 2009
OSHA
issues final rule updating personal protective equipment standards.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) today published in the Federal Register a final rule
revising the personal protective equipment (PPE) sections of standards
concerning requirements for eye- and face- protective devices, and head
and foot protection ...
Recent OSHA Citations related
to Cleaning and Facilities Maintenance
September 1 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor cites Houston manufacturing company for hiding
work-related injuries and illnesses; fines exceed $1.2 million.
August 31 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor fines Wisconsin company $369,500 in proposed
penalties for inadequate hearing conservation program, recordkeeping and
other violations.
August 23 2010
OSHA
fines Karl's Event Rental $85,000 for combustible dust, electrical and
other hazards.
August 20 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor proposes $350,000 in fines against US Postal Service
for electrical hazards at Portsmouth, NH, mail processing facility.
August 12 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor cites AmeriCold Logistics with $189,000 in fines for
serious safety violations at Burley, Idaho, facility. Many
of the alleged violations cited were for deficiencies in Americold
Logistics' process safety management program, which helps to ensure that
operations involving hazardous chemicals are performed in a safe
manner...
August 9 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor's OSHA proposes $357,000 in fines against US Postal
Service for electrical hazards at Boston mail processing facility.
July 29 2010
U.S.
Labor
Department's OSHA proposes $420,000 in fines against US Postal Service
for electrical hazards at Vermont mail processing facility.
July 29 2010
Noise
exposure complaint leads to proposed OSHA fines of $73,500 at Marcum
Transport of Verdunville, W.Va.
July 20 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor proposes $112,000 in fines against Home Depot USA
for chemical hazards and inadequate safety training.
July 12 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor cites Krestmark Industries in Dallas for allegedly
lacking hearing conservation program and other safety and health
violations. A willful violation has been issued for
the company's failure to institute...
July 6 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor files worker safety complaint against USPS.
Complaint requests enterprise-wide remedy, a 1st...
July 12 2010
OSHA
proposes $272,000 in fines against US Postal Service for exposing workers
to electrical hazards at Capitol Heights, Md., facility. "These
citations and sizable fines reflect the Postal Service's failure to equip
its workers with the necessary knowledge and skills to safely
work"...
June 28 2010
OSHA
proposes $430,000 in fines against US Postal Service for electrical
hazards at Scarborough, Maine mail processing facility.
"The Postal Service knew that proper and effective training
was needed for the safety of its workers but did not provide it."...
June 15 2010
Employer
ordered by US Department of Labor to make amends to employee censured
for reporting work-related injury.
June 8 2010
OSHA
fines US Postal Service nearly $500,000 for exposing workers to
electrical hazards at two Philadelphia facilities. OSHA's
inspections found inadequately trained employees performing work without
the proper personal protective equipment while being exposed to live
parts...
June 1 2010
OSHA
cites Linden, NJ, manufacturer for exposing employees to chemical
hazards. OSHA has proposed penalties
totaling $88,500 for hazards found in an inspection initiated upon
receiving a complaint related to a chlorine release at the
facility. Among the hazards observed by OSHA inspectors was the
company's failure to establish and implement written procedures required
to manage any changes to technology, facilities, equipment and
procedures that can potentially impact a chemical process...
May 26 2010
OSHA
orders United Parcel Service to compensate driver terminated for
refusing to drive due to safety concerns. OSHA
investigated the employee's allegation that UPS terminated his
employment in retaliation for his refusal to drive after raising safety
concerns and has ordered UPS to pay $111,008...
May 20 2010
OSHA
cites former North Brunswick, NJ, manufacturer for exposing workers to
risks involving hazardous chemicals. Church &
Dwight Co. Inc. has been cited fro 14 serious violations involving
employee exposure to chemical hazards. Proposed penalties total
$55,125...
May 20 2010
OSHA
finds CSX Transportation Inc. retaliated against dispatcher who reported
safety concerns. The rail carrier was ordered to
rescind discipline and pay worker $5,000 in punitive damages...
May 13 2010
OSHA
proposes $51,750 in penalties to Parsippany, NJ, clothing companies for
workplace safety and health violations. The
U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration
has cited Salonika Associates LLC and Alfred Dunner Inc. for a variety
of hazards, including an inadequate lockout tagout program, employee
exposure to live energy sources, a lack of machine guarding, a deficient
hazard communication program, an inadequate respiratory protection
program, along with other health violations involving bloodborne
pathogens...
May 10 2010
OSHA
finds Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. violated whistleblower law.
A whistleblower investigation by the U.S.
Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration
found that the company violated an employee's rights when he was absent
from work while recovering from an injury...
May 10 2010
US
Department of Labor's OSHA fines US Postal Service processing center
$210,000 for safety violations. OSHA's
inspection found that the postal service failed to provide required
electrical safety training for its workers; to ensure workers used
safety-related work practices while working on electrical equipment; and
to provide workers with appropriate personal protective equipment while
working on energized equipment...
May 10 2010
US
Department of Labor's OSHA proposes $217,000 in fines against US Postal
Service for electrical hazards at Denver mail processing facility.
OSHA's inspection found that employees were
performing testing on live electrical equipment and doing so without
adequate training, personal protective equipment and safety-related work
practices...
April 28 2010
US
Department of Labor's OSHA fines Lowe's Home Center $110,000 for
recordkeeping violations at Cincinnati and Dayton stores. OSHA
requires employers to record and maintain occupational injuries and
illnesses on the OSHA 300 log. "Accurate records are an
important tool that employers and workers can use to identify hazards in
the workplace, and they also enable OSHA to better target its
resources."...
April 14 2010
US
Department of Labor's OSHA proposes $61,500 in penalties against
Fleetpride Inc. for safety violations. An
OSHA inspection alleges that the company had damaged, inoperable
emergency lighting; exit signs not illuminated; improper personal protective equipment, no hazard assessment
certification, no personal protective equipment training certification
and no cover on an electrical box...
March 26 2010
OSHA
cites Fort Worth, Texas-based FWT Inc. for alleged workplace safety and
health violations. Proposed penalties total
$239,400 for OSHA citations that include failure to conduct noise
monitoring, to identify and evaluate respiratory hazards...
March 18 2010
OSHA
proposes $55,000 in penalties against American Warming and Ventilating,
Inc. for
safety violations. OSHA opened an inspection at
American Warming and Ventilating Inc. as part of its site-specific
targeting program. As a result of this inspection, OSHA has issued
violations for lack of proper fall protection, improper lockout and
tagout procedures, lack of proper machine guarding, lack of proper
training...
March 17 2010
OSHA
fines Allentown, Pa., company $101,700 for failing to abate workplace
safety and health hazards. OSHA has cited
COMPUSPAR USA Inc. for failing to abate previously cited workplace
safety and health violations, including failure to maintain OSHA 300
logs; to develop and implement a hazard communication program; to train
employees on hazardous chemicals...
March 2 2010
OSHA
proposes nearly $59,000 in fines against Cheshire, Conn., food
distribution warehouse. Citations address a
cross section of mechanical, electrical and exit access hazards that
exposed workers to the dangers of electric shock or unable to swiftly
exit the workplace in the event of a fire or other emergency...
February 18 2010
OSHA
cites Cranesville Block Co. for safety and health hazards at Kingston,
NY, plant. OSHA has proposed $45,500 in fines
for alleged violations of health and safety standards after an
inspection prompted by employee complaints. Specific hazards
included blocked exits, workers lacking safety glasses and gloves when
working with acid, unlabeled containers of hazardous chemicals, unmarked
electrical equipment, exposed live electrical parts and moisture in
electrical equipment...
December 15 2009
OSHA
fines Farmers Union Coop Supply Co. following worker's death in a
confined space. OSHA has proposed fines of
$120,700 for hazards associated with permit-required confined spaces
after a worker suffocated from lack of oxygen on June 19...
November 20 2009
OSHA
cites Washington, Ga., manufacturer for serious safety and health
violations following worker's partial amputation. OSHA
has proposed $41,700 in fines to Calloway Farms Manufacturing after a
worker slipped and suffered a partial amputation to both feet while
trying to remove an obstruction from a shaving machine. The violations
include the employer failing to provide workers with a written
bloodborne pathogens program and training...
October 28 2009
OSHA
proposes more than $42,000 in fines against New Balance Athletic Shoe
for electrical hazards at distribution center. OSHA's
inspection found unqualified employees working on electrical panels that
had not first been de-energized to prevent electric shock hazards.
In addition, the workers had not been trained in safe electrical work
practices, including the use of personal protective equipment...
October 27 2009
OSHA
cites Crane and Grain Service LLC for violations of the OSH Act.
The alleged serious violations stem from the employer using a
flexible cord that was not properly wired, improper use of ladders that
were damaged and lack of ladder training...
October 22 2009
OSHA
proposes nearly $113,000 in fines for electrical and other hazards at
armored car facility. The employers face
penalties, chiefly for electrical-related hazards, following OSHA
inspections opened in April in response to a complaint...
October 9 2009
OSHA
cites chemical recycling company following a fatality at Port Arthur,
Texas, worksite. OSHA began its investigation
following the death of a worker who was exposed to hydrogen
sulfide. A willful citation was issued for failing to provide a
rescue team to promptly respond to an emergency when workers enter a
confined space...
October 1 2009
OSHA
issues proposed rule to adopt the Globally Harmonized Hazard
Communication System. A proposed rule to align
the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Hazard Communication
Standard (HCS) with provisions of the United Nations Globally Harmonized
System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GCS) ...
September 30 2009
Notice
of Injury and Illness Recordkeeping National Emphasis Program
September 23 2009
OSHA
cites Toys R Us for exit access hazards at Bay Parkway store in
Brooklyn, N.Y. OSHA's inspection found hazards
that could impede the swift exit of workers from the store in the event
of a fire or other emergency. These included obstructed exit
access, missing or defective exit doors, an exit door that was painted
over and could not be opened, improper or inadequate signage, employees
not trained in fire extinguisher use and all fire extinguishers not kept
in their required locations ...
September 9 2009
OSHA
issues final rule updating personal protective equipment standards.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) today published in the Federal Register a final
rule revising the personal protective equipment (PPE) sections of
standards concerning requirements for eye- and face- protective devices,
and head and foot protection ...
September 4 2009
OSHA's
2009 Site-Specific Targeting program. The
Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Site-Specific Targeting
2009 program will focus enforcement efforts...
March 4 2008
U.S.
Labor Department's OSHA joining forces with Florida health care
providers and professional associations for focus on workplace violence The
new alliance with Florida health care providers will work together to
address the problem of workplace violence in the state...
September 22 2008
Allcare
Dental's Nashua, N.H., dental office faces $76,500 in U.S. Labor
Department OSHA fines following employee needlestick injury OSHA's
inspection found that the office did not provide the injured employee
with no-cost, post-exposure medical evaluation and follow-up, and did
not have the blood of the source individual tested, as required under
OSHA's bloodborne pathogens standard. In addition, the office's
training program did not include the proper method of removing the
capped needle from a syringe, did not explain procedures to be followed
in the event of an exposure, and did not provide an opportunity for
employees to ask questions about the training. The office's
exposure control program was also incomplete and not updated annually...
August 21 2008
OSHA
fines Texas Linen Co. more than $149,000 for alleged safety and health
violations Following an inspection that began on Feb.
21, OSHA issued a willful violation for not providing the Hepatitis B
vaccination to employees within 10 days of being assigned to handle
soiled healthcare linens. Other citations included failure to
protect employees from exposure to bloodborne pathogens...
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