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OSHA Guidance and Emphasis Programs for the Health Care Industry

February 2012
OSHA reminds employers to post injury/illness summaries beginning Feb. 1
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Employers must post OSHA's Form 300A from Feb. 1 to April 30 in a common area wherever notices to workers are usually posted.  The summary must list the total numbers of job-related injuries and illnesses that occurred in 2011. Copies of the OSHA Forms are available for download from OSHA's Recordkeeping webpage...

January 31 2012
New short videos from OSHA provide training to help inform workers on the proper use of respirators.

January 2012
OSHA publishes Illness and Injury Prevention Programs White Paper

January 2012
OSHA posts Summary Report of Stakeholder Meeting on Preventing Occupational Hearing Loss

January 2012
OSHA Web page offers information to protect workers during winter storm response and recovery operations

December 21 2011
OSHA aims to protect workers during winter storms.

November 9 2011
Statement from Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA on increase of nonfatal occupational injuries among health care workers.
"It is unacceptable that the workers who have dedicated their lives to caring for our loved ones when they are sick are the very same workers who face the highest risk of work-related injury and illness," said OSHA Assistant Secretary David Michaels. "The rates of injuries and illnesses among hospital and health care workers underscore OSHA's concern about the safety and health of these workers," he said. In response, OSHA will launch, in the next few months, a National Emphasis Program on Nursing Home and Residential Care Facilities...

October 20 2011
Statement from Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on reported decline in workplace injuries and illnesses.
 
"We remain concerned that more workers are injured in the health care and social assistance industry sector than in any other, including construction and manufacturing, and this group of workers had one of the highest rates of injuries and illness...

October 17 2011
New small businesses document explains OSHA's respiratory protection standard. 

October 13 2011
OSHA publishes new educational materials on protecting workers from hazards found in laboratories. 

September 15 2011
OSHA launches new  Workplace Violence Web Page. 

September 9 2011
OSHA issues 2011 annual inspection plan for protecting workers in high-hazard workplaces. 

September 8 2011
OSHA issues compliance directive to address workplace violence.
 

August 23 2011
US Department of Labor improves enforcement database.

August 2011
New comprehensive OSHA Web page on preventing work-related hearing loss contains a wealth of information to help businesses and workers.

August 2011
NIOSH STOP STICKS campaign aims to reduce exposures to bloodborne pathogens.

August 11 2011
US Department of Labor's OSHA releases mobile app to help protect workers from heat-related illnesses.
 
As part of continuing educational efforts by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration about the dangers of extreme heat, Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced a free application for mobile devices that will enable workers and supervisors to monitor the heat index at their work sites in order to prevent heat-related illnesses. The app, available in English and Spanish, combines heat index data from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with the user’s location to determine necessary protective measures...

July 20 2011
Statement by Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on continued heat waves sweeping the country.

July 15 2011
Water, rest and shade: Protecting workers from heat-related illness.

July 5 2011
OSHA schedules stakeholder meetings to discuss occupational exposure to infectious diseases.

June 28 2011
OSHA launches interactive Web site to help employers better comply with its recordkeeping rule.

June 22 2011
OSHA seeks comments on proposed updates, revisions to the occupational injury and illness tracking and reporting requirements.

June 16 2011
OSHA releases bookmark explaining young workers' rights.

June 16 2011
Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis and ambassadors of Guatemala and Nicaragua sign declarations protecting migrant workers' rights.

May 26 2011
US Department of Labor's OSHA announces final rule affecting respiratory protection, exposure and medical records, and other standards.

May 23 2011
US Department of Labor's OSHA launches national survey on employers' safety and health practices to help guide future rules, compliance, outreach

May 16 2011
US Labor Department's OSHA reopens public record on proposed record-keeping rule to add work-related musculoskeletal disorders
  OSHA estimates that 1.505 million recordable MSDs are expected to occur annually among 1.542 million affected establishments and that the annualized costs of the proposed rule would be $1.7 million per year for all affected establishments combined. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration tomorrow will reopen the public record on a proposed rule to revise the Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements regulation on May 17. "OSHA is eager to hear from the public on this, and every, proposed rule," said Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels." The more feedback the agency receives from small businesses on this topic, the better informed we will be in crafting a proposed regulation that protects workers without overburdening employers..."

May 2011
New Injury and Illness Prevention Programs Web page now online
  OSHA has a new Injury and Illness Prevention Programs Web page to provide easy to use, informative and useful guidance on how to implement an effective system for finding and fixing workplace safety and health hazards. Injury and illness prevention programs, known by a variety of names, are universal interventions that can substantially reduce the number and severity of workplace injuries and alleviate the associated financial burdens on U.S. workplaces. Many states have requirements or voluntary guidelines for workplace injury and illness prevention programs. Also, numerous employers in the United States already manage safety using injury and illness prevention programs and OSHA believes that all employers can and should do the same. As OSHA Assistant Secretary David Michaels put it, "Injury and illness prevention programs are good for workers, good for business and good for America."

April 2011
Employers: Be sure to post injury and illness summaries now until April 30, 2011
                                  (Form 300A PDF 382kb)

April 26 2011
US Labor Department launches national outreach campaign to protect workers from heat-related illnesses.

April 25 2011
US Labor Department's OSHA conducting inspections of outpatient care centers in Mississippi to reduce needlestick hazards.
  The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is announcing a new emphasis program focused on reducing the number of needlestick and sharps injuries in Mississippi...

April 25 2011
US Labor Department's OSHA conducting inspections of outpatient care centers in Georgia to reduce needlestick hazards.
  he U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is announcing a new emphasis program focused on reducing the number of needlestick and sharps injuries in Georgia...

April 25 2011
US Labor Department's OSHA conducting inspections of outpatient care centers in Florida to reduce needlestick hazards.
  The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is announcing a new emphasis program focused on reducing the number of needlestick and sharps injuries in Florida...

April 25 2011
US Labor Department's OSHA conducting inspections of outpatient care centers in Alabama to reduce needlestick hazards.
  The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is announcing a new emphasis program focused on reducing the number of needlestick and sharps injuries in Alabama...

April 7 2011
Work precautions for handling hazardous drugs highlighted by NIOSH, OSHA, Joint Commission.
  Hospital and health care employers were reminded today that hazardous drugs such as antineoplastic drugs can pose serious job-related health risks to workers if proper precautions are not used in handling the drugs. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and The Joint Commission highlighted the need for safe practices in a letter* to hospitals in the U.S. Drugs used for chemotherapy, antiviral treatments, hormone regimens, and other applications have potential for serious adverse occupational health effects, the agencies said. Irreversible effects from work-related exposures even at low levels, without taking appropriate precautions, can include cancer, reproductive and developmental problems, allergic reactions, and others. "Substances that present a potential health hazard to workers must be included in an employer's hazard communication program, and it should be readily available and accessible to all including temporary workers, contractors, and trainees, said David Michaels Ph.D., MPH, Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA...

March 23 2011
US Labor Department's OSHA to hold teleconferences for small businesses to provide input on proposed column for employer injury and illness logs.
  Small businesses from around the country are encouraged to participate in a series of three teleconferences to provide input on OSHA's proposal to add a column for work-related musculoskeletal disorders on employer injury and illness logs.

February 15 2011
Statement from assistant secretary of labor for OSHA supporting promotion of job creation
Agency doing everything possible to support good, safe jobs
 

February 15 2011
OSHA issues enforcement guidance on personal protective equipment to protect general industry workers' safety, health.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today issued the Enforcement Guidance for Personal Protective Equipment in General Industry*, a directive that provides enforcement personnel with instructions for determining whether employers have complied with OSHA personal protective equipment (PPE) standards. The directive was effective Feb. 10. Changes in this directive include clarifying what type of PPE employers must provide at no cost to workers and when employers are required and not required to pay for PPE.

February 11 2011
OSHA respiratory protection video discusses proper respirator use for healthcare workers.

January 25 2011
US Labor Department's OSHA temporarily withdraws proposed column for work-related musculoskeletal disorders, reaches out to small businesses.
"Work-related musculoskeletal disorders remain the leading cause of workplace injury and illness in this country, and this proposal is an effort to assist employers and OSHA in better identifying problems in workplaces," said Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels. "However, it is clear that the proposal has raised concern among small businesses, so OSHA is facilitating an active dialogue between the agency and the small business community."

January 19 2011
40th Anniversary Speakers Series: Granting Basic Rights to American Workers.

January 19 2011
US Department of Labor's OSHA withdraws proposed interpretation on occupational noise
Agency examines other approaches to prevent work-related hearing loss.

December 29  2010
US Labor Department's OSHA reminds employers of hazards associated with snow cleanup, urges proper worker safeguards.
In light of the recent blizzard and in anticipation of more winter storms, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration wants to remind workers, employers and the general public of the hazards associated with snow removal and recovery work.  "Cleaning up after a storm encompasses a variety of tasks, each of which can carry risks if performed incorrectly or without proper safeguards," said Robert Kulick, OSHA's regional administrator in New York. "We want people to know what those risks are and what steps they can take to protect themselves against these hazards."  Common hazards can include:..

November 30 2010
Michaels informs national conference of public health professionals about OSHA's efforts to update chemical exposure limits.
OSHA Assistant Secretary David Michaels participated in a panel discussion Nov. 8 in Denver at the American Public Health Association's annual meeting.  He shared with the audience OSHA's efforts to address the agency's outdated workplace chemicals Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs)
. Most of OSHA's PELs were adopted when the agency was first created and have remained unchanged even though health data indicates many chemicals pose hazards to workers at levels below those permitted by many of OSHA's PELs. OSHA held a web forum in August to solicit nominations on the top chemicals of concern and received more than 130 nominations for OSHA to focus its initial efforts...

October 22  2010
OSHA targets high-hazard worksites for inspection.
Establishments are randomly selected for inspection from an initial list of 4,100 manufacturing, non-manufacturing, and nursing and personal care facilities...

October 21 2010
Statement of Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis on reported decline in workplace injuries and illnesses.
"While the reported decline in workplace injuries and illnesses is encouraging, 3.3 million workplace injuries and illnesses are 3.3 million too many. No worker should fear being injured or made sick for a paycheck...

October 15  2010
Michaels shares vision for transforming OSHA to meet future challenges.
  OSHA Assistant Secretary sent a letter Oct. 15 outlining the progress being made in transforming the way the agency addresses workplace hazards...

October 15  2010
Tom Galassi, head of OSHA's Directorate of Enforcement programs, shares the top 10 most frequently cited standards.

October 15  2010
OSHA rolls out presidential initiative to improve federal worker safety.
  

October 15 2010
OSHA adjusts focus of accurate recordkeeping emphasis program.
  OSHA adjusted the targeting criteria for new inspections under its ongoing National Recordkeeping Emphasis Program.  The NEP is scheduled to run through February 2010...

October 15  2010
OSHA increases enforcement against serious safety and health violators.
 
The increase in significant and egregious cases demonstrates OSHA's commitment to aggressively enforcing its standards...

October 15 2010
Michaels shares goals for protecting workers at national safety conference.
  OSHA Assistant Secretary David Michaels shared the Obama Administration's vision for government agencies at the National Safety Council's 2010 Congress & Expos.  Michaels told the audience of about 10,000 safety and health professionals and industrial hygienists that OSHA and NIOSH believe the key to worker safety and health is focusing on prevention and shifting the burden of worker protection to employers...

October 15  2010
Michaels tells steelworkers OSHA is committed to creating and enforcing standards that will save lives.
  OSHA Assistant Secretary David Michaels told the audience at a United Steelworkers Health, Safety and Environment Conference in Pittsburgh that OSHA is returning to basics to protect the safety and health of workers on the job. He stressed the need to expand OSHA's enforcement powers and penalty amounts through legislative reform such as the Protecting America's Workers Act...

October 4 2010
U.S. Labor Department's reaches out to prevent distracted driving.
  Agency launches online resource for Drive Safely to Work Week.

September 21 2010
OSHA announces partnership with Department of Transportation to combat distracted driving.
  Employers who organize work so that texting is a practical necessity, even if not a formal requirement, violate the OSH Act.

September 2 2010
Statement by OSHA Assistant Secretary on long work hours, fatigue and worker safety for resident physicians

August 2010
OSHA issues annual inspection plan under the Site-Specific Targeting 2010 program to help the agency direct enforcement resources.
  Establishments are randomly selected from a list of manufacturing, non-manufacturing, and nursing and personal care facilities.  

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

May 24 2010
OSHA publishes proposed rulemaking to prevent injuries from slips, trips and falls on walking-working surfaces
  

Training Requirements in OSHA Standards and Training Guidelines  

May 21 2010
OSHA bloodborne review looks at standard's value in protecting workers
  

May 14 2010
US Department of Labor's OSHA conducting review of its Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (29 CFR 1910.1030)
  

May 6 2010
US Department of Labor's OSHA requests information on exposure to infectious agents in healthcare settings
  

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
Updated OSHA guidance helps protect late-night retail workers from workplace violence
  

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
  

November 30 2009
OSHA guidance document focuses on training, personal protective equipment for safeguarding emergency medical responders.
  

November 23 2009
OSHA establishes local emphasis program on general industry establishments with noise, respiratory hazards.
  

November 20 2009
OSHA issues compliance directive to address flu prevention for health care workers.
  For the protection of frontline health care and emergency medical workers at high risk of infection, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today issued a compliance directive to ensure...

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 ...

September 4 2009
Nursing homes among nearly 4,000 worksites on inspection list under OSHA's Site-Specific Targeting 2009 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...`

Recent OSHA Citations related to the Health Care Industry

January 18 2012
US Department of Labor's OSHA issues notices to veterans health care system of multiple safety and health violations found at St. Cloud, Minn., facility.
Violations involve failing to provide guardrails on open-sided platforms, keep exit routes free and unobstructed, evaluate the workplace to determine if permit-required confined spaces were present, implement and train workers in lockout procedures to control hazardous energy, provide training on specific powered industrial trucks; provide workers with the necessary personal protective equipment for exposure to electrical shock and arc flash hazards; to include the type or brand of sharps that were the cause of employees' exposure to blood or bodily fluids in the sharps log, to train housekeeping staff on the specific location of asbestos in their assigned work areas; to provide personal protective equipment during chainsaw use; provide mats where wet processes were used; develop, document and implement safe permit space entry operations for hydraulic elevator pits; verify machines were de-energized prior to performing maintenance; use eye protection when required; use lockout devices to control energy sources; to place a warning sign at the entrance of a mechanical room containing energized electrical parts, have a written schedule for cleaning and decontamination for surfaces routinely contaminated with blood; conduct an initial exposure assessment of vinyl tile removal activities...

January 10 2012
US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $125,000 in fines to Palmyra, NJ, linen rental company for workplace safety and health hazards.
Violations involve failing to provide protection from electrical hazards; develop and implement written respiratory protection, and hazard communication programs; provide machine guarding; conduct a personal protective equipment hazard assessment; provide lockout/tagout, respirator, hazard communication and fire extinguisher training; provide an eyewash station; provide mounted fire extinguishers; ensure aisles and passageways were clear; various electrical hazards; incomplete record keeping for the OSHA 300 injury and illness logs...

January 4 2012
US Labor Department's OSHA cites Conway Stores Inc. for locked emergency exits and other hazards at its East Fordham Rd. store in the Bronx. Proposed fines total $90,000.
OSHA's inspection revealed several instances where emergency exit doors in the store were padlocked during work hours and emergency exit routes were obstructed by racks of clothing and boxes of stock, conditions that would have prevented or impeded employees' swift exit of the workplace in the event of a fire or other emergency. In addition, a cardboard baler was operated with its door open exposing employees to crushing hazards; an unsecured compressed gas cylinder was exposed to damage; and the store lacked a continuing and effective extermination program for rats and vermin...

December 21 2011
US Department of Labor's OSHA proposes $144,760 in penalties to Houston, Texas, recycling plant for exposing workers to multiple safety and health hazards.
Petag was cited for failing to provide personal protective equipment; provide hazard communication training; provide sanitary washing facilities as well as access to eyewash and shower stations; provide required information for voluntary respirator use; injury and illness record-keeping deficiencies...

December 21 2011
US Department of Labor's OSHA cites rubber parts fabricator Acme Machell Co. in Waukesha, Wis., for safety and health violations; proposed penalties total $77,600.
OSHA opened inspections after receiving complaints alleging burn hazards and poor housekeeping. Violations include failing to implement a hazard communication plan, train first-aid responders on an exposure control plan to protect against exposure to bloodborne pathogens and diseases, offer hepatitis B vaccines to designated first-aid responders, review or update the exposure control plan, maintain a list of chemicals being used in the facility along with relevant material data safety sheets; failing to properly maintain fire extinguishers...

November 21 2011
Odom Industries in Milford, Ohio, faces $90,760 in OSHA fines for altering injury and illness logs and other violations.
OSHA initiated an inspection of the fabrication plant after receiving a complaint alleging that injured workers, who were unable to perform their normal jobs, were moved to other jobs to avoid recordable injuries on the OSHA 300 logs. Additionally, violations were cited for failing to inspect and train employees in the use of personal protective equipment...

November 3 2011
US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $62,000 in fines to commercial laundry for inadequate hazard energy control and other hazards; proposed penalties total $62,400. 


October 20 2011
US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Texas-based operator of Jiffy Lube in Arlington Heights, Ill., for slip and fall hazards, other violations. 
Proposed penalties total $52,700 for failing to maintain dry floors and allowing floors to be slick from oil and water accumulation, which created slip and fall hazards; failing to evaluate the workplace for hazards that necessitated the use of personal protective equipment;  provide a written hazard communication program; list and label containers of hazardous chemicals; train workers on hazards and safety precautions; improper record keeping... 

September 22 2011
US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Brooklyn, NY, supermarket for locking in night shift employees, other violations; proposes more than $62,000 in fines. Workers unable to exit swiftly in event of emergency. 
An inspection found that night shift employees were locked in and not allowed to leave the building without the employer's permission. OSHA standards require that employees be able to open an exit route door from inside at all times, without keys, tools or special knowledge. A device such as a panic bar that locks only from the outside is permitted on exit doors. Additional violations involve obstructed exit routes as well as electrical and tripping hazards... 

September 21 2011
US Department of Labor sues Beverly, Mass., dentist for allegedly firing employee who raised concerns about contaminated needle disposal. 


September 6 2011
US Department of Labor's OSHA proposes more than $121,000 in fines to Rite Aid of New York for hazards at Brooklyn store. 
The inspection identified several hazardous conditions including an emergency exit blocked by garbage and debris, merchandise stacked in an unsafe manner, electrical panels blocked by cardboard and totes containing merchandise, an ungrounded electric power strip and employees exposed to an electrical hazard while stacking stock. Additional violations include a stairway to the basement storage room that was too steep, too narrow and lacked slip resistant treads; an 8-foot fall hazard for employees standing on the top of a ladder to store stock; boxes of merchandise used to prop open an emergency exit door; the absence of portable fire extinguishers in a basement storage room; and the lack of a working interlock to prevent a box crusher from operating while its door was open. "One might not think of a store as a hazardous workplace, but the fact is that these conditions expose workers to potentially deadly falls, crushing injuries, burns and electrocution, as well as the inability of workers and customers to exit swiftly in the event of a fire or other emergency," said Kay Gee, OSHA's Manhattan area director... 

August 8 2011
US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Englewood, Colo.-based Meadow Gold Dairies and subcontractor for hazardous chemicals, PPE and other violations; penalties total $326,300. 
An inspection of the facility was conducted under OSHA's Site-Specific Targeting program for high-hazard work sites as well as its national emphasis program on facilities with hazardous chemicals...

August 8 2011
US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Dick's Sporting Goods for safety hazards at Queensbury, NY, location Pennsylvania-based retailer faces $57,300 in fines, urged to examine safety at other stores. 
OSHA inspectors found that workers at the Queensbury store were periodically required to enter a trash compactor that had not first been de-energized in order to remove cardboard blockages. Additionally, the store lacked the means and procedures for employees to enter and work safely in such a confined space, and training was not provided on the hazards and safeguards associated with work in a confined space. Additionally, access to fire extinguishers was blocked and employees were not trained in how to use fire extinguishers in the event of a fire. "Even in a retail outlet, employees can be exposed to deadly or disabling hazards if the proper safeguards and training are absent, as they were here..." 

July 28 2011
GUS Labor Department's OSHA cites North Suffolk Mental Health Association in Massachusetts for inadequate workplace violence safeguards
  OSHA has cited the facility with a serious violation of the agency's "general duty clause" for failing to provide a workplace free from recognized hazards likely to cause serious injury or death. "This citation points to the clear and pressing need for this employer, and other employers in this industry, to develop a comprehensive and effective program to proactively address workplace violence situations that imperil the safety and health of their workers..."

July 11 2011
Georgia manufacturer agrees to pay employee more than $176,000 to settle whistleblower case brought by US Department of Laborn. 
The case allegedly began when Blue Bird required the employee to use a bucket lift truck to install Christmas wreaths for the company. The employee requested training in the operation of the equipment, resulting in a disagreement with management over whether the employee was trained. That disagreement led to the employee's termination. An OSHA whistleblower investigation found that the employee was illegally terminated for refusing to work under unsafe conditions...

July 5 2011
Mississippi's Howard Industries cited by US Department of Labor's OSHA for safety violations following fatal worker electrocution. 
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Howard Industries Inc. in Ellisville following the January death of a worker. Violations related to the fatality include not requiring employees to use work safety practices when dealing with live electrical circuits, and failing to use locks and tags when de-energizing test equipment. Additional violations include failing to develop specific lockout/tagout procedures, failing to conduct a personal protective equipment hazard assessment...

June 28 2011
US Labor Department's OSHA cites Interfaith Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY, for safety and health hazards; $48,000 in fines proposed.
 The hospital faces a total $48,000 in proposed fines after OSHA's inspection found that the hospital failed to provide adequate asbestos training for environmental staff and employees in the engineering department who perform demolition and renovation. Nor did it inform outside contractors of the presence of potentially asbestos-containing material in and around their work area. It also failed to properly label asbestos-containing insulation and floor tile, and allowed disposal of asbestos-containing material in the hospital dumpster. Additionally, the hospital failed to train trade employees on the hazards; provide them with material data safety sheets; and develop a written hazard communication program for cleaners, lubricants, acetylene, naptha and other hazardous chemicals. Furthermore, the inspection found improper storage of compressed gas cylinders and electric shock hazards from exposed and improperly spliced wiring. Four other violations were cited for incomplete OSHA 300 illness and injury logs...

June 28 2011
US Labor Department's OSHA cites Somerville, Mass., commercial laundry for safety hazards following worker injury.
 Royal Institutional Services Inc., faces a total of $49,935 in proposed fines after la mechanic sustained a crushing hand injury while lubricating the chain of an ironer machine that was running. OSHA's inspection found that the machine had not first been de-energized and had its power source locked out before maintenance was performed, as required by the agency's hazardous energy control or "lockout/tagout" standard. In addition, employees authorized to perform maintenance were not effectively trained to safely perform such activities, and were not evaluated to ensure that they used and understood adequate energy control procedures. OSHA cited Royal Institutional Services for for the lack of energy control procedures; lack of effective training and evaluation; and lack of documented lockout procedures for a machine...

June 28 2011
Lumber company cited by US Department of Labor's OSHA for safety and health violations following fatal electrocution.
 Proposed penalties total $41,310 following the death of a worker who was electrocuted at the company's Fulton facility while troubleshooting a malfunctioning starter. Violations include failing to train employees on work safety practices and allowing unqualified employees to work on energized equipment; inadequate guarding of energized parts; having a damaged electrical cord on a footswitch; not properly grounding a floor fan; failing to adequately protect electrical cables; failing to post and provide employees with a copy of the noise standard, and to include the chemical inventory in the company's hazard communication program...

June 22 2011
US Department of Labor's OSHA cites El Paso, Texas, facility for exposing workers to safety and health hazards.
 Proposed penalties total $96,000 for violations that include failing to maintain a workplace in a clean and orderly manner; address electrical hazards; certify annual injury and illness logs...

June 21 2011
US Department of Labor's OSHA cites MedPlast for workplace safety and health hazards at West Berlin, NJ, facility.
 Proposed penalties total $72,000 for violations including the company's failure to ensure exits were unblocked; provide eye protection approved by the American National Standards Institute; train employees on fire extinguishers; conduct noise monitoring; deficiencies with OSHA Form 300, the Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses; failure to properly mark plastic spray containers containing liquids with their contents...

June 20 2011
US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Houston-based Schumacher Co. for exposing workers to hazardous chemicals; fines total $166,500.
  In response to a referral, OSHA initiated a safety and health inspection and found multiple violations include failing to require employees to wear appropriate personal protective equipment...

May 26 2011
Administrative law judge upholds OSHA citation affirming that musculoskeletal disorder should be recorded on OSHA 300 Injury and Illness Log.

May 26 2011
US Department of Labor's OSHA cites facility for improper use of step ladders, slip hazards, and an inadequate Emergency Response Plan.
Proposed penalties total $61,000...

May 23 2011
US Labor Department's OSHA cites cites veterans health care center in North Chicago, Ill., for 33 safety and health violations.
  The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued notices of unsafe and unhealthful working conditions at a veterans health care center in North Chicago covering seven safety violations: not having standard guardrails on open sided floors; exits not marked and exit doors requiring keys or special knowledge to open; failing to conduct periodic energy control inspections; using working space around electrical equipment for storage; failing to ensure electrical conductor boxes were closed; and not inspecting portable electric equipment. Additionally, notices were issued for: failing to include the type/brand of sharps that were the cause of employees' exposure to blood or bodily fluids in the sharps log and other health violations related to bloodborne pathogens, health violations related to asbestos; not providing employees with occupational exposure to blood the hepatitis B Vaccine; not including a description of the site's bloodborne pathogen exposure control plan in the training program; failure to report sharps injuries on the OSHA 300 log; having an incomplete OSHA 300 Log and annual recordkeeping summary; and failing to have a copy of the OSHA bloodborne pathogen standard available for employee use...

May 23 2011
US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Rite Aid Pharmacy for blocked emergency exits at Brooklyn, NY, store; proposes $60,500 fine.

May 3 2011
US Labor Department's OSHA cites Paradise Park Assisted Living in Lake Zurich, Ill., with safety and health violations after needle stick injury.
  The facility faces penalties totaling $72,000 after a nurse practitioner allegedly was injured in a November 2010 needle stick incident. Violations include failing to immediately test the blood of a source individual involved in a needle stick incident; ensure blood test results were communicated to the nurse practitioner; offer the hepatitis B vaccination to a caregiver with occupational exposure to blood within 10 working days of initial assignment; train employees in the hazards of chemicals present in their workspaces; maintain material safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals; identify the work area and provide an explanation of injuries in the sharps injury log; fully implement and annually train employees on the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard, including post-exposure evaluation and follow-up emergency procedures; and ensure containers for disposal of contaminated sharps were easily accessible to nurses in order to minimize exposure. Additional violations include failing to record the contents of training sessions; explain to newly hired staff the color coding, signs and labels used on regulated sharps waste containers; maintain records of employees who declined to accept the hepatitis B vaccination; explain and make copies accessible to nurses of OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard; and properly record entries in the OSHA 300 log of workplace-related injuries and illnesses...

April 15 2011
US Labor Department's OSHA cites Lowe's Home Centers for 13 violations following inspection at Castle Rock, Colo., store Proposed penalties total $82,700.
  Seven violations were cited for numerous inaccuracies in required injury and illness record keeping, and with electrical safety issues involving access to equipment and damage to wire insulation. Additional violations were related to issues with emergency exits, installation of proper electrical receptacles, failure to perform a personal protective equipment assessment, failure to properly label hazardous chemicals and lack of detail on required record keeping...

April 7 2011
US Labor Department's OSHA cites The Renaissance Project in Ellenville, NY, for inadequate workplace violence safeguards following worker's death Treatment facility also cited for record-keeping and bloodborne hazards.
  OSHA's investigation found that the employer had not developed or implemented adequate measures to protect its staff from physical assaults nor had it provided training to staff to advise them on how to respond in the event of an actual or threatened physical attack. An additional citation was issued for the lack of a written bloodborne pathogens exposure control plan and failure to train employees on exposure to bloodborne pathogens, failing to offer the Hepatitis B vaccine to affected employees, for not having a written hazard communication plan, for not maintaining illness and injury logs for 2010, and not notifying OSHA of the worker fatality within eight hours...

March 24 2011
US Labor Department's OSHA cites Columbus, Ohio-based Buckeye Radiation Oncology for failing to protect workers from lead, cadmium exposure.
  The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued Buckeye Radiation Oncology, an outpatient radiation therapy treatment facility in Columbus, citations for failing to ensure employees who worked with lead-cadmium alloy were protected from respiratory, ingestion and absorption hazards. The company faces penalties of $58,200 as a result of a December 2010 inspection. The violations for which the company has been cited include failing to implement a written respirator program with specific worksite procedures; provide protective work clothing and equipment to prevent potential lead and cadmium contamination of employees and their clothing; provide for the cleaning and laundering or disposal of protective equipment and clothing exposed to lead and cadmium; inform, in writing, employees and those who clean protective clothing of the harmful effects of exposure to lead and cadmium; maintain all surfaces as free as practicable of accumulations of lead and cadmium; use effective vacuum and filtration methods to remove lead and cadmium dust, and prevent their re-entry into the workplace. The company also was cited for failing to accurately record air monitoring for these substances, and to have a training program for employees educating them on the hazards of potential exposure to cadmium and lead...

March 2011
OSHA cites hospital for failing to protect staff from workplace violence.
  OSHA cited Franklin Hospital Medical Center in Valley Stream, N.Y., and fined the facility $4,500 after a nurse at the hospital was attacked and severely injured while performing normal duties that included providing group therapy sessions to psychiatric patients. OSHA inspectors found that her employers had failed to implement adequate measures to protect employees from assault in the workplace. Measures that could be taken to abate this hazard include screening for potential weapons at the facility, screening patients for potential violence before admittance to the hospital and providing extensive training to ensure that all affected staff are aware of the hospital's workplace violence plan. OSHA's Workplace Violence Safety and Health Topics Page offers guidelines and recommendations to reduce worker exposures to this occupational hazard. OSHA's Hospital eTool and Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Health Care & Social Service Workers provide practical measures for safeguarding nurses and other workers in healthcare settings. OSHA will soon issue a directive instructing enforcement officers on investigating and inspecting worksites that the agency identifies as vulnerable to workplace violence.

February 14 2011
US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Northeast Hospital Corp. for failing to protect workers against electrical hazards at Beverly, Mass., facility Hospital faces $63,000 in proposed fines.
  Northeast Hospital Corp. faces a total of $63,000 in proposed fines following an OSHA inspection prompted by a worker complaint. OSHA found that some hospital employees were exposed to potential electric shock, burns, arc flash incidents and electrocution while changing circuit breakers on live electrical panels. Specifically, the employees lacked or did not use personal protective equipment while working with energized electrical equipment; electrical protective equipment was not periodically tested; electrical safety related work practices were not used; and specific procedures were not developed for the control of hazardous energy while replacing electrical breakers. The hospital also was issued a citation for failing to ensure that unused openings in electrical panels and cabinet motor control centers were effectively closed...

February 9 2011
US Department of Labor's OSHA proposes $337,500 in fines to Louisiana company for recordkeeping violations.
 OSHA's Baton Rouge office initiated its investigation on Aug. 10, 2010, after receiving a complaint alleging that employees' work-related injuries and illnesses were not being recorded in the OSHA 300 log. Employers are required to record fatalities as well as all significant injuries and illnesses, including the number of days away from work, the days of job transfer or any restriction that results from the injury or illness...

January 28 2011
US Department of Labor's OSHA cites The Acadia Hospital in Bangor, Maine, for inadequate workplace violence safeguards.
  OSHA has cited the hospital for an alleged serious violation of the agency's general duty clause for failing to provide its employees with adequate safeguards against workplace violence. "Workplace violence is a serious issue affecting many workers and employers across this nation, but it is one that can be addressed if employers take systematic, thorough and continual action," said Kent. The citation includes several suggested means of abatement that the hospital can pursue to address the workplace violence issue...

January 20 2011
US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Amesbury, Mass., manufacturer for emergency response, respirator, chemical, electrical and other hazards. Durasol Corp. faces $43,800 in proposed fines.

January 19 2011
US Department of Labor's OSHA fines recycler. Greenstar for potentially exposing workers to bloodborne pathogens.
  Proposed penalties total $53,000 for alleged failure to provide puncture-resistant gloves for handling trash, provide a tie-off point to prevent employees from falling, use lockout/tagout procedures on machinery, provide a fire alarm system, ensure a fire evacuation plan was followed and ensure workers facing exposure to hepatitis B are vaccinated. Other citations allege failure to record injuries within a seven-day period, record restricted days, record days when workers were absent and complete logs with detailed information...

January 11 2011
US Department of Labor's OSHA cites chemical plant in Plaquemine, La., with 14 workplace safety and health violations.
  Proposed penalties total $55,000 for failing to illuminate exit routes, train workers performing preventive maintenance on safety critical instruments, and ensure eyewashes had adequate flow and capped nozzles...

December 29 2010
US Department of Labor's OSHA cites US Postal Service in Duluth, Ga., with repeat and serious safety violations, $80,000 in penalties.
  Violations include deficiencies involving lockout/tagout to prevent accidental start-up of machinery; permitting material to be stored in front of the electrical and circuit breaker panel; having unused openings on electrical, fire and receptacle boxes; using flexible cords instead of fixed wiring; and missing the electrical strain prevention clamp on the dock lights. The Postal Service is also being cited for failing to mark exits visibly and having broken dock lights that exposed electrical wiring...

December 29 2010
US Department of Labor's OSHA proposes $238,000 in fines against US Postal Service for electrical hazards at Shrewsbury, Mass., mail processing facility.
  OSHA's inspection, which began June 29 in response to a worker complaint, found that unqualified employees at the Shrewsbury location were allowed to work on and test energized electrical circuits and equipment. In addition, electrical equipment had not been de-energized prior to maintenance being performed, and employees were not supplied with insulated tools and equipment.  OSHA also issued the Postal Service for lack of employee training in safety-related electrical work practices, lack of personal protective equipment, inadequate voltage meters and failing to perform periodic inspections of the Shrewsbury facility's energy control procedures...

December 10 2010
US Department of Labor's OSHA fines Texas Linen in Austin, Texas more than $126,000 for multiple hazards.
  OSHA began an inspection June 10 at the company's worksite on Smith Road and found multiple hazards, including wet floors in passageways, aisles and work areas.  OSHA issued citations that included failure to ensure a fiberglass ladder was set up and used correctly; failure to keep flooring dry; failure to provide working and easily accessible portable fire extinguishers...

December 1 2010
US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $51,000 in fines against David H. Koch Theater in New York for asbestos, fall and crushing hazards.
  OSHA's inspection found that employees of the theater and of outside contractors had not been informed of the presence of asbestos-containing and potentially asbestos-containing materials in the theater's promenade area and in nearby electrical closets. The materials had not been labeled and asbestos warning signs had not been posted.  In addition, an exit door was stuck and unable to be used, and a portable fire extinguisher was not mounted...

December 1 2010
US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Next Step Burwell LLC in Burwell, Neb., for exposing workers to serious electrical hazards.  $75,600 in penalties proposed following investigation of fatality.
  OSHA cited the company following an investigation of an incident in which two workers were subjected to electric shock. A Next Step employee was shocked after being instructed to clean out a charged electrical wiring cable tray in which a combination of rain water and corn stalk dust had been allowed to accumulate. Subsequently, a subcontracted employee was fatally electrocuted after being asked to check the cable tray...

December 1 2010
US Labor Department's OSHA cites Home Depot in San Antonio for lack of worker protective equipment, improper recordkeeping.
  Home Depot U.S.A. Inc. at 9115 North Loop 1604 in San Antonio faces proposed penalties of $70,500 for lacking adequate personal protective equipment and deficient injury recordkeeping.  OSHA began its inspection on July 30, which found that an employee had sustained chemical burns due to lack of appropriate personal protective equipment and training for protective equipment...

November 17 2010
US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $287,000 in fines against US Postal Service in Bluefield, W.Va., for exposing workers to electrical hazards.
  The violations cite the facility's failure to label electrical cabinets, properly train employees, use safety-related work practices when exposed to energized electrical parts and provide proper electrical protective equipment. A citation was also issued for allowing an unauthorized employee to perform inspections...

November 16 2010
US Labor Department's OSHA fines Precision Production Inc. more than $149,000 for lack of hazardous energy procedures, not training workers.
  Precision Production Inc., a manufacturer of fabricated components in Cleveland, faces penalties totaling $149,250 for failing to establish lockout/tagout procedures of energy sources, train workers on recognizing hazardous energy sources and control methods, and require workers to lock out machinery when performing maintenance and have machine guards in place. Other alleged violations include failing to develop training programs for working with hazardous chemicals, develop and implement a workplace hazard assessment, train workers in the use and wear of personal protective equipment...

November 3 2010
US Labor Department's OSHA fines Lowe's Rockford Distribution Center $182,000 for recordkeeping violations.
  OSHA has cited the Lowe's Home Centers Inc. regional distribution center in Rockford with proposed penalties of $182,000 for alleged continuous failure to correctly classify injuries or illnesses and not correctly recording the number of days a worker was away from work due to injury or illness in the OSHA 300 log. "Accurate injury and illness records are vital to protecting workers' health and safety," said OSHA Area Director Kathy Webb in North Aurora, Ill. "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"...

October 19 2010
US Labor Department's OSHA fines Columbus, Ohio, US Postal Service processing center $210,000 for electrical and equipment hazards.
  The Postal Service failed to provide adequate electrical safety training, ensure that workers followed safety-related work practices while working on electrical equipment and provide workers with appropriate personal protective equipment while working on energized electrical equipment...

September 28 2010
U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites Atlanta company with $48,000 in proposed fines for lack of written PPE hazard assessment and hazard communication program deficiencies.

September 7 2010
U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes $89,000 in fines to CVS Pharmacy for exit, storage and other hazards at Orange, Conn., store. 
OSHA found that employees working in the store's stockroom were not provided with unobstructed and effective emergency exit routes due to containers and pallets blocking the routes...

September 7 2010
U.S. Labor Department fines Watchung, NJ, Dollar Tree Stores more than $50,000 for exposing workers to workplace safety hazards. 
Violations include failing to properly stack, block, interlock or limit the height of stored materials, to cover exposed electrical outlets, and to keep storage areas free of tripping and fire hazards...

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 16 2010
U.S. Department of Labor cites Danbury, Conn., hospital for inadequate workplace violence safeguards.  
OSHA's action follows an inspection begun in response to worker complaints that the hospital was failing to provide adequate safeguards against workplace violence...

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...

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 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 11 2010
OSHA notifies Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center of workplace safety and health hazards to its workers. 
  Violations identified involve electrical hazards, safety guarding of machines, compliance with requirements for controlling bloodborne pathogens and confined space entry, among others...

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; and a damaged fall protection lanyard not taken out of service.  The company was also cited for improper personal protective equipment, no hazard assessment certification, no personal protective equipment training certification and no cover on an electrical box...

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, lacerations, amputation, and being caught in operating machinery 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...

 

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