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OSHA Guidance and
Emphasis Programs for the Nursery and Landscape Industries
February
2012
OSHA reminds employers to post injury/illness summaries beginning Feb. 1.
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. The Occupational Safety and
Health Administration has posted a series of 17 videos to help workers
learn about the proper use of respirators on the job. These short
videos, nine in English and eight in Spanish, provide valuable
information to workers in general industry and construction. Topics
include OSHA's Respiratory Standard, respirator use, training,
fit-testing and detecting counterfeit 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
30 2011
New tire charts will help workers safely service single-piece and
multi-piece rim wheels.
October
20 2011
Statement from Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on reported decline in
workplace injuries and illnesses.
October
17 2011
New small businesses document explains OSHA's respiratory protection
standard.
October
6 2011
OSHA invites interested parties to participate in an informal stakeholder
meeting on preventing occupational hearing loss.
October
6 2011
OSHA to host conversation with stakeholders on occupational hearing loss.
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
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.
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
Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis and ambassadors of Guatemala and
Nicaragua sign declarations protecting migrant workers' rights.
June 16 2011
US Department of Labor's OSHA conducting inspections focused on powered
industrial truck hazards in Alabama,
Mississippi,
Florida
and Georgia.
June
16 2011
OSHA releases bookmark explaining young workers' rights.
May
26 2011
US Department of Labor's OSHA announces final rule affecting respiratory
protection, sling standard, exposure and medical records, and potable
water definition.
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.
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.
March
1 2011
North Carolina issues forklift hazard alert to prevent workplace
injuries and deaths. North Carolina's Occupational Safety
and Health Division published a hazard
alert* on the dangers of forklifts and materials handling.
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.
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:..
December
6 2010
OSHA extends comment period to March 21, 2011, announces stakeholder
meeting on noise control interpretation. "We're very eager
to get input from those parties who would be affected by this proposed
interpretation," said Dr. David Michaels, assistant secretary of
labor for occupational safety and health. "We have by no means
completed our review of the issue and seek to make an informed decision
that is in the best interest of protecting workers, yet sensitive to the
operating changes businesses would need to make. There is sufficient
evidence that hearing protection alone cannot prevent workers from
suffering preventable hearing loss."
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
19 2010
OSHA's Official Interpretation of Provisions for Feasible Administrative
or Engineering Controls of Occupational Noise.
OSHA is proposing to amend its current enforcement policy to reflect the
interpretation of the term "feasible administrative or engineering
controls" as used in the current occupational noise exposure
standards....
October
19 2010
OSHA seeks comments on its official interpretation of workplace noise
exposure controls. Comments on the
interpretation must be submitted on or before Dec. 20, 2010....
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.
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
Training
Requirements in OSHA Standards and Training Guidelines
May 24 2010
OSHA
publishes proposed rulemaking to prevent injuries from 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
November
23 2009
OSHA
focuses local emphasis program on general industry establishments with
noise, respiratory hazards
October 1 2009
OSHA
issues proposed rule to adopt the Globally Harmonized Hazard
Communication System.
September 30 2009
Notice
of Injury and Illness Recordkeeping National Emphasis Program
September 15 2009
OSHA
document describes silica control
September 9 2009
OSHA
issues final rule updating personal protective equipment standards
February 1 2008
OSHA
establishes national emphasis program on Silica
Recent OSHA Citations related
to the Nursery and Landscape Industries
January 31 2012
US
Labor Department's OSHA cites manufacturer for exposing workers to
multiple safety hazards at Euless, Texas, facility; proposed
penalties total $44,800. Violations involve
failing to keep exit areas unobstructed, properly store compressed gas
cylinders, provide proper machine guarding, ensure that forklifts were
properly serviced and maintained, provide forklift operator training,
address electrical wiring deficiencies; mount fire extinguishers and
failing to complete the OSHA 300 log of injuries and illnesses in detail
as required. SpeQtrum Prepress Production Services manufactures printing
plates and cutting dies, and employs about 35 workers at the Euless
location...
January 30 2012
US
Department of Labor's OSHA fines Polymerics in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio,
after worker's hand amputated by shear machine. OSHA
initiated an inspection upon receiving a complaint that alleged a
malfunctioning safety pin on the hydraulic shear machine had resulted in
the amputation of a worker's hand. Additional violations were cited for
failing to conduct an annual review of lockout/tagout procedures to
control hazardous energy and failing to train employees on hazardous
chemicals as well as develop, implement and train workers in machine
specific lockout/tagout procedures while servicing or conducting
maintenance. Proposed fines from the latest inspection total $74,900...
January 27 2012
US
Labor Department's OSHA proposes $51,680 in fines to Syracuse, NY, metal
finishing plant
after employee is burned. OSHA's inspection was
initiated after flammable vapors ignited in a storage room holding more
than 800 gallons of flammable liquids, and a plant employee who tried to
extinguish the fire sustained burns. Violations involve the storage and
dispensing of flammable liquids, including a lack of ventilation in the
storage room. Additionally, the room was not constructed to meet the
National Fire Protection Association's required fire-resistance rating,
numerous containers of flammable liquids were open and uncovered,
flammable liquids were dispensed without the nozzle and container being
electrically bonded, lack of fire extinguisher training, ungrounded
electrical equipment, unlabeled containers of hazardous chemicals,
uninspected and unrated overhead hoists and lifting devices...
January 13 2012
US
Department of Labor's OSHA cites American Marazzi Tile for exposing
workers to excessive noise levels, lack of machine guarding and other
hazards. Sunnyvale, Texas-based tile manufacturer faces proposed
fines of $318,000.
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, hazard
communication and confined space entry programs; provide machine
guarding; provide guardrails for stairways and working platforms;
conduct a personal protective equipment hazard assessment; ensure the
safe use of ladders and forklifts; 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 10 2012
US
Labor Department's OSHA cites Newton, NJ, manufacturer for workplace
safety and health violations, proposes nearly $49,000 in fines.
Violations involve lack of proper machine guarding; failing to implement
a hearing conservation program that includes noise monitoring,
audiometric testing and training; provide powered industrial truck
training; implement a hazard communication program that includes
training; ensure proper use and listing of electrical equipment; ensure
compressed air was reduced to 30 pounds per square inch; failing to
record workplace injuries and illnesses on the OSHA 300 log...
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 28 2011
US
Department of Labor's OSHA cites The Davey Tree Surgery Co. for safety
violations after worker fatality at Idaho City, Idaho, job site.
The company is part of Kent, Ohio-based The Davey Tree Expert Co.
Citations have been issued for failing to have adequate first-aid
supplies, ensure that workers maintain a safe distance from trees being
felled, evaluate the work area prior to the tree being felled, provide
training for tool and equipment use, and provide training for
determining tree length...
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; ensure the use of seatbelts while operating a forklift;
provide machine guarding for chains, sprockets, pulleys and shaft ends;
provide sanitary washing facilities as well as access to eyewash and
shower stations; provide fall protection when employees are working on
platforms; provide training on lockout/tagout procedures for machines'
energy sources; provide required information for voluntary respirator
use, and 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
throughout the plant. 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; failing to maintain
adequate air pressure in air nozzles used for cleaning; electrical
deficiencies, failing to evaluate and audit energy control procedures
annually; failing to adequately train workers on hazardous energy
control procedures...
December 7 2011
US
Department of Labor's OSHA cites Central Transport International in
Hillside, Ill., for unsafe forklifts and other safety violations; proposed
penalties total 164,800. Violations involve
allowing workers to operate unsafe forklifts and failing to provide
proper eyewash facilities for workers exposed to corrosive chemicals,
among others...
December 5 2011
Miami,
Fla., contractor cited by US Department of Labor's OSHA for willful and
serious violations following carbon monoxide incident. Trans
Florida Development Corp. faces proposed penalties of $66,990 following
an incident that occurred in June at a work site. A worker using a
powered saw to cut a hole in a storm drain box was overexposed to carbon
monoxide from the saw and had to be taken to a hospital for treatment.
Citations were issued for failing to evaluate the job site and implement
procedures to ensure workers were not exposed to toxic substances while
working in a confined space...
December 1 2011
Waymar
Construction Co. in Shelby, Ohio faces $30,500 for child labor and
safety violations after 16-year-old injured on job site.
The U.S. Department of Labor has cited Waymar Construction LLC in
Shelby for child labor and safety violations after a 16-year-old worker
suffered cranial trauma and fractures from falling off a scissor lift.
The division found that Waymar Construction violated the FLSA's child
labor standards by employing a worker less than 18 years old to perform
hazardous jobs prohibited by the act. Waymar Construction also was found
to be in violation of the overtime provisions of the FLSA, for paying
workers "straight time" wages for hours worked over 40 in a
week...
December 1 2011
US
Labor Department's OSHA proposes $72,900 in fines for East Boston,
Mass., painting contractor for violations after employee overcome by
paint vapors inside confined space.
November 21 2011
US
Department of Labor's OSHA fines Paterson, NJ, company $126,000 for
failing to guard machines and exposing workers to fall and electrical
hazards. Violations include failing to keep work
areas and passageways free of litter; provide guardrail protection,
guard machines and electrical boxes; provide an eyewash station; provide
personal protective equipment for workers handling chemicals; provide
industrial truck and hazard communication training; ensure exit routes
were unobstructed and visibly marked; make sure exit doors could open
properly; cover electrical panel boards supplying power for equipment
and lighting; properly use flexible cords; implement a lockout/tagout
program for energy sources to prevent machines from accidentally
starting up during servicing and maintenance; perform workplace hazards
assessment; develop a written hazardous communication program and
record-keeping violations...
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 gear,
misuse of metal ladders, failure to conduct annual audiograms for
employees exposed to noise hazards; failing to document inspections of
crane hooks and chains, failing to establish a respiratory program
including fit-testing...
November 21 2011
US
Labor Department's OSHA cites Remington Arms Co. for mechanical,
electrical and chemical hazards; proposed penalties total $170,000.
Specifically, OSHA found violations involving a lack of personal
protective equipment; accumulations of toxic substances lead and cadmium
on surfaces in the plant; food and beverages stored and consumed at
cadmium-contaminated work stations; failing to provide workers with
training and information...
November 2 2011
US
Department of Labor's OSHA cites Neman Painting & Sandblasting in
Waukesha, Wis., respirator hazards and other safety violations. Proposed
penalties total $50,140.
November 2 2011
US
Department of Labor's OSHA cites Illinois pet food production and
packaging company for exposing employees to dust and noise hazards; fines
exceed $750,000.
November 1 2011
US
Department of Labor's OSHA cites Gardner Equipment Co. in Columbus and
Juneau, Wis., for PPE and other safety and health violations. Proposed fines total
$125,900. Violations include failing to ensure that
workers at the Columbus facility wore protective clothing while using
powdered paint containing skin irritants and sensitizers, failing to
train workers on the use of personal protective equipment and failure to
establish an adequate hazard communication program and do the required
employee training...
October 28 2011
US
Department of Labor's OSHA cites Dallas facility of California-based
Bridgford Foods for exposing workers to noise, energized machine hazards
Employer faces $422,600 in proposed fines.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and
Health Administration has cited Anaheim, Calif.-based Bridgford Foods
Corp. for 27 safety and health violations at its food manufacturing
facility in Dallas, with proposed penalties totaling $422,600. The
violations include, among others, failing to establish and maintain a
hearing conservation program for workers exposed to noise hazards beyond
the permissible exposure limit, and failing to establish a
lockout/tagout program for energy sources to protect workers from
machines starting up unexpectedly...
October 10 2011
US
Labor Department's OSHA proposes $96,000 in fines for continued
workplace safety and health violations at 3 Lowe's stores in
Pennsylvania. The Carlisle store was cited for
permitting employees to use hazardous liquid chemicals without the use
of personal protective equipment, improperly modifying powered
industrial trucks, using flexible cords and cables as a substitute for
fixed wiring, and failing to properly label hazardous chemical
containers. The Hanover store was cited for violations involving several
electrical hazards, including failing to properly use listed or labeled
electrical equipment, using a flexible cord as a substitute for fixed
wiring and running a flexible cord through a hole in the wall. The store
also was cited for having an obstructed fire alarm pull station, which
previously was cited at other stores. The Palmyra store was cited for
failing to provide personal protective equipment to employees exposed to
hazardous liquid chemicals...
October 5 2011
US
Department of Labor's OSHA cites Alabama tree trimming company for
safety and health violations following fatality. Violation
were cited for failing to ensure that employees were wearing fall
protection in an aerial lift; allowing employees to be within the fall
zone of a tree being cut down; not ensuring that a retreat path was
cleared and designated prior to the felling of the tree; failing to
train employees in first aid and CPR, provide adequate first-aid
supplies and offer the hepatitis vaccine to employees exposed to
potential bloodborne pathogens...
September 13 2011
US
Department of Labor's OSHA proposes fines of nearly $190,000 following
electrical shock injury to worker. OSHA cited
multiple safety violations after the boom tip of a crane contacted an
overhead power line with a carrying capacity of more than 12,000 volts.
Electricity traveled down the crane through a line that was connected to
the load being moved by the crane and shocked the employee on the
ground, who was holding the line. Piedmont Mechanical was cited
for failing to determine whether any part of the crane could get
closer than 20 feet to the overhead energized power line, exposing
workers to an electrical shock hazard...
September 1 2011
US
Department of Labor's OSHA cites Florida tree care company for safety
violations following worker injury in Gainesville; penalties exceed
$153,000. OSHA began an inspection after a
worker suffered a serious cut to his thigh by a chain saw at a
Gainesville job site in March. Violations involve not providing
protective leg coverings and eye or face shields to employees who
operated chain saws, and not providing hard hats to employees working on
the ground under trees. Additional violations included: failing to have
a person adequately trained to provide first aid, make adequate
first-aid supplies readily available in the workplace, and have a
written plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure to
bloodborne pathogens. The company had not developed an emergency
response or rescue plan for employees injured in trees, aerial lifts or
other situations. Another citation was issued for failing to develop a
hazard communication program that included material safety data sheets
as well as training for employees using flammable liquids and petroleum
lubricants...
August 9 2011
US
Department of Labor's OSHA cites American Pulverizer Co. in St. Louis,
Mo., for 33 safety violations; $121,100 proposed in fines.
OSHA's inspection of the reduction equipment manufacturing facility was
initiated in February under a local emphasis program focused on
electrical safety in general industry establishments. The inspection
found a lack of grounding continuity in electrical equipment. Additional
hazards cited were associated with cranes, lockout/tagout of energy
sources, powered industrial trucks, electrical equipment, flammable
liquids and gas; machine guarding; and a
record-keeping deficiency....
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..."
August 4 2011
US
Department of Labor's OSHA cites contractor for willful and serious
violations following trench collapse and fatality in Cumming, Ga.;
penalties total $116,200. OSHA began its
inspection after being notified that emergency personnel were responding
to a possible trench cave-in. Arriving on the scene, OSHA found that the
company had been installing a sewer line in a trench approximately 9
feet deep at the deepest section. The trench walls were vertical with no
means of cave-in protection provided. Dirt placed at the edge of the
trench had fallen into the trench, trapping 20-year-old Aaron Banks who
was freed by emergency crews but who later died from his injuries.
Violations related to the incident involve placing soil within 2 feet of
the edge of the excavation and not providing cave-in protection to
workers in the excavation. An additional violation was cited for failing
to provide a ladder or other safe means of egress for employees working
in a trench at least 4 feet deep...
August 3 2011
US
Department of Labor's OSHA cites Clifton, NJ, manufacturer for lack of
forklift training, noise exposure and other hazards. OSHA
has cited Safas Corp., which employs about 25 workers, after OSHA
initiated an investigation based on a referral from the New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection, which alleged strong solvent
odors. Proposed penalties total $135,000. Violations involve the
company's failure to provide workers with forklift training and a
hearing conservation program. Additional violations include failure to provide
personal protective equipment; an eye wash facility; fire extinguisher
training; a lockout/tagout program to prevent the
inadvertent start-up of machinery; a hazard assessment; and a hazard
communication program...
August 3 2011
Allentown,
Pa., company faces $110,880 in fines for exposing workers to noise and
other hazards. OSHA initiated an inspection
under a local emphasis program focused on follow-up inspections and
noise hazards. Violations reflect the company's failure to maintain
required records, conduct a baseline audiogram for an employee
overexposed to noise hazards, conduct annual hearing conservation
training for employees overexposed to noise hazards, conduct adequate
forklift operations and ensure equipment had proper machine guards in
place to protect employees, failure to develop and utilize documented
energy control procedures; provide training to employees utilizing
energy control procedures; provide a proper eye wash for employees,
provide machine guards on equipment; maintain copies of material safety
data sheets for all chemicals; maintain forklifts in
safe operating condition; and implement controls to reduce employee
exposure to occupational noise...
August 2 2011
US
Labor Department's OSHA cites Birmingham, Ala., manufacturer for
flexible cord and other violations; proposes more than $56,000 in
penalties. Homeland Vinyl Products faces proposed
penalties of $56,400 involving using flexible cords that had been
spliced, not properly labeling and not
attaching warning labels to chemical containers...
August 1 2011
US
Labor Department's OSHA cites Fairfield, NJ, manufacturer for exposing
workers to chemicals, other hazards; proposed penalties total $59,290. Some
of the serious violations include failing to provide proper guards on machines and equipment;
properly use and install equipment; properly dispose
of combustible rags; properly store propane containers; implement a
lockout/tagout program to prevent machinery from unexpectedly starting
up while workers perform servicing and maintenance;
develop and implement a chemical hazard communication program; provide
appropriate protective gloves;
maintain copies of material safety data sheets for hazardous materials
in the workplace and make them accessible to employees for each work
shift; provide truck operators with training and evaluation prior to
operation of the vehicle; and provide information to employees
voluntarily using respirators...
July 27 2011
US
Labor Department's OSHA cites 2 companies in Hamilton, Ala., for
failing to label hazardous chemical containers and other hazards;
proposes more than $112,000 in fines.
Additional violations included not requiring employees working with
corrosive chemicals to wear eye, face, hand or body protection; failing
to have an eyewash station or other means available for drenching; not
protecting a battery charger from being damaged by trucks; failing to
secure and balance crane loads; missing machine guarding; an electrical
disconnect switch that was not readily accessible; inadequate hearing
protection program; failing to provide an evaluation of confined space
rescue and emergency services...
July 27 2011
US
Labor Department's OSHA cites Pearce Foundry in Prairieville, La., for
exposing workers to respirable silica, excessive
noise and other hazards. Pearce Foundry Inc.
faces proposed penalties totaling $158,200...
July 22 2011
US
Department of Labor's OSHA cites Jordan, NY, contractor for cave-in
hazard at SUNY Brockport work site, proposes $147,000 in fines. Blue
Heron Construction qualifies for inclusion in Severe Violator
Enforcement Program. The U.S. Department
of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Blue
Heron Construction after OSHA found Blue Heron employees working in an
unprotected excavation greater than 5 feet in depth. Additionally, the
excavation lacked a ladder or other safe means of access, and piles of
excavated material were situated less than 2 feet from the excavation's
edge. This significant enforcement action qualifies Blue Heron
Construction for placement in OSHA's Severe Violator Enforcement
Program, which mandates targeted follow-up inspections to ensure
compliance with the law. OSHA standards require that all excavations 5
feet or deeper be protected against collapse...
July 20 2011
US
Department of Labor's OSHA cites Winter Garden, Fla., utility for
trenching violation, proposes $70,000 penalty. The
U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration
has cited Prince Contracting LLC for allegedly endangering workers while
digging a storm water trench adjacent to U.S. Highway 27 in Clermont.
OSHA inspected the site as part of the agency's National Emphasis
Program on Trenching and Excavation...
July 19 2011
US
Labor Department's OSHA fines Don Wartko Construction more than
$171,000, cites company for lack of trench protection at 3 Cleveland
sites. Inspections conducted under OSHA's
National Emphasis Program on Trenching and Excavation resulted in
proposed penalties totaling $171,600. Don Wartko Construction was
cited for failing to provide cave-in protection for workers in a trench
more than 5 feet below grade and to provide a safe means of egress...
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 24 2011
US
Labor Department's OSHA cites Waco, Texas, facility with 29 serious
workplace violations. OSHA initiated an inspection in
response to a complaint alleging unsafe working conditions resulting in
proposed penalties totaling $161,100. Violations cited include failing to
develop and implement a respiratory program; provide an area for employees
to wash their eyes; provide hazard communication training to employees
working with hazardous and toxic chemicals; and provide covers on
junction, outlet and transformer boxes....
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; maintain an effective hearing
conservation program; provide eye protection for employees; properly
guard machines; ensure forklift operators were certified; address
electrical hazards; develop and document procedures for an energy
control program and 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; provide proper forklift training and ensure the training
was certified; conduct inspections on powered industrial equipment;
conduct noise monitoring; provide audiometric testing for employees
overexposed to noise; and provide noise training. Additional violations
relate to the company's 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...
June 20 2011
US
Department of Labor's OSHA proposes $59,400 in penalties to San Antonio
company for hearing conservation and other hazards.
June 7 2011
US
Department of Labor's OSHA fines AK Steel Corp. $206,000 for
record-keeping violations at Butler, Pa., facility. Company failed
to record outcomes indicating hearing hazards for workers.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health
Administration has cited AK Steel Corp. for record-keeping violations
related to potential hearing hazards at its Butler Works facility. OSHA
initiated an inspection in response to a complaint alleging
under-recording of injuries. The violations address the company's
failure to record standard threshold shifts on the OSHA 300 Log when
employees' hearing tests revealed that they experienced a work-related
STS and the employees' total hearing level was 25 decibels or more above
audiometric zero. Additional violations were cited for the company's
failure to properly record other work-related injuries and illnesses...
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
Department of Labor's OSHA cites Rite Aid Pharmacy for blocked emergency
exits at Brooklyn, NY, store; proposes $60,500 fine.
May 16 2011
US
Labor Department's OSHA cites Capital Construction for exposing workers to
fall, other hazards on Cleveland job site; fines total $102,000.
OSHA inspectors observed employees working without fall protection at
heights greater than 20 feet. Violations include failing to provide
protective eyewear, head protection, fall training and instruction in
the avoidance of unsafe working conditions, as well as failing to
maintain safety programs...
May 16 2011
US
Labor Department's OSHA cites South Easton, Mass., contractor for fall,
other hazards at Lowell, Mass., job site Folan
Waterproofing and Construction Co. Inc. faces a total of $48,510 in
proposed fines after an OSHA inspector observed a Folan employee
climbing out of an elevated aerial lift to access a roof. The inspection
found that employees faced falls of up to 40 feet due to a lack of
required fall protection and inadequate safeguards when working on
aerial lifts, among other hazards. Also, the workers lacked adequate
fall protection while working in and exiting the aerial lift; a
defective wire rope used to lift construction materials had not been
inspected and removed from service; and the crane had not been inspected
annually for defects. Additionally, employees had not been trained to
recognize and address aerial lift hazards, were exposed to electric
hazards from ungrounded electrical equipment and lacked helmets to
protect against falling objects...
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...
February 28 2011
US
Department of Labor's OSHA cites Associated Milk Producers and Bechel
Bros. for failing to protect workers from falls. An
investigation found that the company failed to provide proper fall
protection while requiring its workers to wash out milk trailers from
above. A worker died from injuries sustained after falling more than 10
feet from the top of a truck. Associated Milk Producers also allegedly
failed to fully implement and properly install fall protection for workers
performing milk unloading operations, and additional citations were issued
for not providing training, evaluation and certification for operators of
powered industrial vehicles...
February 24 2011
US
Department of Labor's OSHA cites Venetian Marble & Granite in Helotes,
Texas, for exposing workers to excessive levels of respirable silica.
OSHA's San Antonio office initiated a safety and health inspection at the
company's facility on Western Oak Drive and determined that employees were
exposed to respirable crystalline silica particles while grinding, sanding
and buffing countertop products such as natural granite, quartz and solid
surfaces. Proposed penalties total $41,300. The agency alleges that the
company failed to ensure levels of crystalline silica met safety
standards, provide employees with required respiratory protection,
determine that employees were medically fit to wear respiratory
protection, follow proper procedures to lock out/tag out accidental energy
start-up prior to servicing and performing maintenance on machinery,
properly guard a table saw and cut off saw, and train employees on the use
of hazardous chemicals. Venetian Marble & Granite employs about 45
workers who manufacture custom countertops for residential and commercial
applications...
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 31 2011
US
Department of Labor's OSHA fines manufacturer in Little Rock, Ark.,
$88,000 for exposing workers to safety and health hazards. Proposed
penalties total $88,000 for Welspun Tubular LLC. OSHA has issued
citations for failing to protect workers from struck-by hazards, determine
load capacities of cranes, provide a self-closing fire door, provide the
required machine guarding equipment and ensure lockout/tagout procedures
were followed to de-energize electrical equipment; failing to identify
respiratory hazards, provide training in hazard communication and provide
hepatitis B vaccinations for employees exposed to blood-borne pathogens or
other infectious materials. Additional violations include failure to
provide fork truck maintenance and failing to adequately complete the OSHA
300 logs with detailed information on work-related injuries and illnesses...
January 31 2011
US
Department of Labor's OSHA proposes $220,000 in fines to Syracuse, NY,
manufacturer for willful, serious and uncorrected violations. Oberdorfer
LLC cited for exposing workers to silica, mechanical and electrical
hazards. The Syracuse manufacturer of aluminum
castings faces a total of $220,000 in proposed fines following an OSHA
inspection. The company was cited for employee overexposure to
airborne concentrations of silica, which has been classified as a human
lung carcinogen, and failure to implement engineering controls to reduce
workers' exposure to silica. In addition, the inspection found that an
employee who was overexposed to silica lacked a respirator. The
company also was issued fines for fall, electrical and machine guarding
hazards; a locked exit door; lack of a permit-required confined space
program and training; failure to develop specific lockout/tagout
procedures to prevent the unintended startup of machinery; lack of an
eyewash station; and failing to provide training on silica; inadequate
recording of workplace injuries and illnesses...
January 26 2011
US
Department of Labor's OSHA cites Cherry Hill, NJ, company for worker
exposure to silica, other health and safety hazards. KOL
Marble and Granite has been cited for 15 workplace health and safety
violations at its Cherry Hill facility. Proposed penalties total
$48,600. OSHA initiated an inspection in response to a complaint
alleging that employees were exposed to silica dust while dry cutting
stone. Violations cited include the company's failure to have engineering
and/or administrative controls in place for employee overexposure to
respirable dusts that contain 28 percent silica; establish or implement a
written respiratory protection program; train employees on the hazards of
silica; implement a written hazard communication program for employees
exposed to silica; properly guard machines; properly train forklift
operators; provide effective respiratory training; conduct a hazard
assessment; ensure that employees use appropriate eye protection when
exposed to flying particles; provide noise training to employees who were
over the permissible exposure level; and conduct audiometric testing for
employees who were over the permissible exposure level. The company also
was cited for failing to maintain injury and illness logs for 2009...
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 13 2011
US
Department of Labor's OSHA cites US Steel Corp. and Power Piping Co. with
$175,000 in fines for energy control hazards. Safety
citations were issued for having an inadequate lockout/tagout to prevent
the inadvertent release of energy, a deficient process safety management
program, and failure to implement an emergency response plan, evaluate
respiratory hazards, use flame retardant gloves and use approved
electrical equipment...
January 13 2011
US
Department of Labor's OSHA cites El Paso, Texas, plastering company for
exposing workers to fall hazards. Proposed penalties
total $99,000 for failing to provide base plates and mud sills to prevent
scaffolds from becoming unstable, a ladder for safe access to all working
levels of the scaffold, training for employees who perform scaffolding
work, and fall protection systems such as guardrails and/or personal fall
arrest systems such as harnesses to employees working from a scaffold...
January 11 2011
US
Department of Labor's OSHA fines Bridgford Foods Processing $212,000 for
lockout/tagout and other violations. The company has been
cited for failing to implement and provide training for workers on
lockout/tagout procedures, thereby exposing them to energized
equipment. The company allegedly allowed workers to remove a shovel
stuck in an auger screw conveyor without locking or tagging out the auger,
placing employees in danger of the machine operating while they worked to
remove the shovel. Bridgford Foods Processing also has been issued
citations for having locked exit doors, failing to provide lockout/tagout
or electrical safety training, failing to provide a load backrest
extension on a powered industrial truck to minimize the hazard of material
falling, failing to perform periodic energy control inspections and to
maintain unobstructed exit routes, failing to properly illuminate exit
signs...
January 10 2011
US Labor Department's OSHA cites Rochelle Park,
NJ, stucco contractor for fall hazards at Somerville, NJ, worksite. Company
added to Severe Violator Enforcement Program.
Proposed penalties total $69,300 after OSHA initiated an inspection as
part of a local emphasis program focused on fall hazards in construction.
Violations include the company's failure to fully plank scaffold
platforms, erect scaffolds on a firm foundation, provide a fall protection
system and properly brace scaffolds with cross braces. The company has
also been cited with a serious violation for failing to conduct frequent
and regular inspections of the jobsite...
January 5 2011
US Labor Department's OSHA fines Newark, NJ,
construction company $58,000 for not protecting workers against falls.
OSHA initiated an inspection as part of its local emphasis program on fall
hazards in construction. As a result of the inspection, the company was
cited for failure to provide fall protection to employees working on roofs
approximately 11 feet above ground level, to extend two ladders 3 feet
above the work area and to protect employees from eye injuries while using
pneumatic nail guns. The company was also cited for failure to conduct
frequent and regular inspections of the jobsite, and to maintain contact
with a ladder when accessing the roof while carrying equipment...
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 13 2010
US
Department of Labor's OSHA proposes $76,000 fine against New Jersey
freight carrier for forklift and recordkeeping violations.
New England Motor Freight Inc. was cited for 17 violations after an
employee sustained a foot injury while operating a forklift at the
company's Pawtucket, R.I., freight terminal. OSHA's inspection found
that employees were not wearing attached seatbelts while operating
forklifts and forklift operators did not receive required refresher
training; defective forklifts were not removed from service; and no
assessment had been made to determine the personal protective equipment
needed for forklift operators who changed liquefied petroleum gas tanks.
The company was also fined for inadequate and incomplete recording of
on-the-job injuries and illnesses...
December 13 2010
US
Department of Labor's OSHA fines Industrial Ceramic Products $91,500
after worker suffers permanent arm injury in industrial accident.
ICP was cited after a worker suffered a permanent arm injury while
fixing a jammed machine for failing to establish and enforce energy
control procedures and to have guards in place on tube cutters; for
failing to train employees on lockout/tagout procedures for energized
equipment; to provide appropriate personal protective gear for employees
working on electrical equipment; and to ensure electrical parts were
de-energized when employees were working on them. ICP received
additional violations for failing to properly record and accurately
describe workplace injuries and illnesses that resulted in lost workdays
in the OSHA 300 log for the years 2007 to 2009...
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 employees
operating a forklift without wearing a seat belt, as well as wet floors
in passageways, aisles and work areas. Citations were issued
alleging a failure to provide fall protection for employees working at
an elevation of 16 feet; to provide an adequate number of locks and
enforce lockout procedures during machine servicing to prevent injuries
from unexpected re-start of machines and equipment; and to ensure a
fiberglass ladder was set up and used correctly. Other citations were
issued for failure to keep flooring dry; cover floor holes; provide
machine guards for rotating parts, points of operation, and sprockets
and chains; provide illuminated exit signs and clear exit access;
provide properly identified locks for machine servicing; and provide
working and easily accessible portable fire extinguishers...
December 6 2010
US
Department of Labor's OSHA fines Ohio-based Ameriwood Industries $60,000
for lack of protective gear and training. The wood
furniture manufacturer in Tiffin, has been cited for failing to train
employees in safe work practices and require them to wear proper safety
equipment when working on electrical panels. Proposed penalties total
$60,000. The company also received citations for failing to
implement safety-related work practices and require employees to wear
personal face protection gear when working on electrical panels.
Ameriwood Industries Inc. paid $70,500 in fines in 2009 for exposing
workers to hazardous dust, a lack of training, failing to ensure
employees wore personal protective equipment, and failing to implement
and train employees in lockout/tagout procedures of energy sources...
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 Huntsman Petrochemical of Houston, Texas,
for deficient lockout/tagout procedures. The company's
facility on Jefferson Chemical Road in Conroe, Texas faces proposed
penalties of $75,600 for an inadequate process safety management program
and deficient lockout/tagout procedures to prevent the accidental
start-up of machinery...
December 1 2010
US
Labor Department's OSHA fines Hondo, Texas, company more than $52,000
for failing to provide forklift training to workers.
"This company jeopardized the safety of its workers by failing to
provide forklift training," said Jeff Funke, OSHA's area director
in San Antonio, Texas. "It's imperative that employers adhere to
OSHA's safety and health standards to prevent injuries and fatalities by
properly training their workers." Other violations include
failing to provide proper housekeeping by placing miscellaneous items on
the stairway, creating a trip hazard; and electrical deficiencies, and
failing to record injuries in the OSHA 300 log and to keep fire exits
clear...
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 30 2010
US
Labor Department's OSHA fines Ohio-based Mikesell Excavating more than
$49,000 for failure to provide cave-in protection for workers.
OSHA standards mandate that all excavations 5 feet or deeper be
protected against collapse. The company was issued citations for failing
to properly protect workers from trench cave-ins as a result of an
October inspection and for failing to train workers on proper safety
regulations and to have worksites inspected by trained personnel...
November 30 2010
US
Labor Department's OSHA cites Chambersburg, Pa., excavation company for
trenching hazards. David H. Martin Excavating Inc. in
Chambersburg faces $63,000 in penalties for alleged trenching
hazards. OSHA standards mandate that all excavations 5 feet or
deeper be protected against collapse. "When sudden cave-ins occur,
unprotected trenches can become death traps," said Kevin Kilp,
director of OSHA's Harrisburg Area Office in Pennsylvania. "The
company bypassed necessary safeguards, leaving its workers at risk of
serious injury and possible death."
November 29 2010
US
Labor Department's OSHA levies $46,200 in proposed penalties against US
Postal Service in Des Moines, Iowa. The U.S. Postal
Service Processing and Distribution Center in Des Moines faces proposed
fines totaling $46,200 for failing to properly train workers on powered
industrial truck hazards. Alleged violations include failing to provide
refresher training when workers were observed operating powered
industrial trucks in an unsafe manner and to certify that workers were
properly trained, and failing to conduct an evaluation of each powered
industrial truck operator at least every three years...
November 17 2010
US
Labor Department's OSHA fines Macon, Ga., plating company more than
$300,000 for exposing workers to hazardous chemicals.
Aerospace/Defense Coatings of Georgia Inc. in Macon has been cited for
19 health violations following a complaint concerning personal
protective equipment and the handling, storing and disposing of
chemicals. Violations include respirator and personal protective equipment, amongst others...
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 10 2010
US
Labor Department's OSHA cites US Minerals facility in Harvey, La., with
30 safety violations, more than $110,000 in penalties.
U.S. Minerals LLC has been cited for exposing workers to multiple safety
and health hazards at the company's facility in Harvey. Alleged
violations include enforcing the use of seat belts for employees
operating fork lifts, to provide training on the use of fork lifts,
enforce the use of safety glasses for eye protection and provide machine
guarding where employees could be caught by chains or pulleys. Other
violations were cited for failing to provide adequate lockout-tagout
training and develop machine specific lockout-tagout procedures, protect
workers from exposed electrical hazards, protect propane tanks from
damage, failing to provide sanitary washing facilities and warm or hot
water in lavatories...
November 9 2010
Contractor
faces $70,000 fine from US Labor Department's OSHA after worker falls
from ladder. The company was cited for an alleged
willful violation of safety standards after a worker was injured when he
fell 15 feet from a ladder at a Portsmouth, R.I., jobsite and faces the
maximum proposed fine of $70,000 for failing to provide fall protection
. "We found employees working without any form of fall protection
at heights up to 15 feet, even though this employer well knows the
requirement for fall protection whenever employees work at heights of 6
feet or above," said Patrick Griffin, OSHA's area director for
Rhode Island...
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"...
November 2 2010
US
Labor Department's OSHA fines ABC Professional Tree Services $146,000
for failing to protect workers near energized transmission lines.
October 26 2010
US
Labor Department's OSHA cites Aliquippa, Pa., landscaping company for
safety violations following worker electrocution with proposed penalties
of $119,700. The company was cited for failing to
provide personal protective equipment for workers cutting in and below
trees, and for ensuring that an unqualified worker did not work in
proximity to an energized electrical line. The company also
allegedly failed to conduct a hazard assessment, to provide personal
protective equipment training, to provide first aid supplies, to
develop, implement and maintain a hazard communication program, maintain
material safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals used by employees on
site, and provide information and training to employees on the hazardous
chemicals in their work area...
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...
October 5 2010
U.S.
Labor Department's OSHA fines AK Steel Corp. in Middletown, Ohio,
$53,000 for failing to record worker injuries, hearing loss.
October 5 2010
U.S.
Labor Department's OSHA cites Springdale, Pa., company for workplace
safety violations following worker electrocution.
September 30 2010
U.S.
Labor Department's OSHA cites Consolidated Blenders Inc. in Odessa,
Neb., with $120,600 in penalties for inadequate respiratory protection,
lack of confined space permit, lockout/tagout violations and more.
September 30 2010
U.S.
Labor Department's OSHA fines Boise, Idaho, manufacturer $59,000 for
safety and health violations.
September 28 2010
U.S.
Labor Department's OSHA cites Atlanta paper recycler with $48,000 in
proposed fines for lack of written PPE hazard assessment and hazard
communication program deficiencies.
September 22 2010
Thompson,
Ga., manufacturer cited by OSHA for improper machine guarding, slip
hazards, fork truck training and other deficiencies.
September 21 2010
U.S.
Labor Department's OSHA fines Behr Dayton Thermal Products more than
$77,000 for failing to protect workers against electrical shock hazards.
September 21 2010
U.S.
Labor Department's OSHA fines Spartech Plastics $54,000 for exposing
workers to unguarded machinery, electrical shock, forklift and other
hazards.
September 17 2010
U.S.
Labor Department's OSHA cites Batesville, Miss., picture frame
manufacturer more than $228,000 for combustible dust, noise hazards,
hazard communication and other violations.
September 9 2010
U.S.
Labor Department's OSHA fines Indiana-based employer $466,400 for
exposing workers to dangerous levels of hazardous dust.
September 7 2010
Russellville,
Ala., Pilgrim Pride Corp. cited by OSHA for 29 safety and health
violations with $135,000 in penalties. OSHA found that
the company had failed to utilize lockout/tagout procedures and to label
containers with appropriate hazards warnings. The company also had
unmarked fire exits, lack of machine guarding, lack of hand protection,
electrical 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 3 2010
U.S.
Labor Department's OSHA fines Alabama company after worker was killed
when crushed between a motor being hoisted with a forklift and other
equipment.
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 30 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor cites Letart, W.Va., manufacturer for workplace
safety and health hazards. Proposed penalties
total $44,000 for 10 serious violations including inadequate hearing
and respiratory programs, electrical hazards, improper use of compressed
air, as well as employee exposure to silica, lead and manganese fumes...
August 26 2010
Company
cited with proposed penalties of $62,200 for failure to provide reverse
signal alarm on equipment amongst other safety violations.
OSHA initiated an investigation after an employee digging a
shallow ditch was struck by a tractor and pinned while backing up.
Additional violations include failure to train workers in the
recognition and avoidance of hazards ...
August 25 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor's OSHA cites US Postal Service in Kansas City, Kan.,
with $191,000 in penalties for serious and repeat safety violations.
Violations include overall deficiencies in walking/working
surfaces, fall protection, sling use, machine guarding, welding and
electrical equipment...
August 23 2010
OSHA
fines Karl's Event Rental $85,000 for combustible dust, electrical and
other hazards.
August 23 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor fines Exeter, Pa., manufacturer $156,000 for
workplace safety hazards. Proposed penalties
total $156,000 for inadequate lockout/tagout procedure for energy
sources, unguarded machinery and electrical hazards...
August 23 2010
U.S.
Labor Department's OSHA fines manufacturer nearly $70,000 for worker
exposure to noise, other workplace 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 12 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor's OSHA cites M & G Equipment Group following
worker's death in Alamo, Texas.
August 9 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor cites Huntsville, Ala. plant for facility hazards.
Proposed penalties
total $191,500 for failure to provide adequate lockout/tagout
procedures, machine guarding issues, obstructed exit pathways...
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.
August 5 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor's OSHA cites Matula & Matula Construction
following worker death in Lake Jackson, Texas.
August 4 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor's OSHA cites Jimmie Crowder Excavating and Land
Clearing for endangering workers.
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 cites Legion Industries in Waynesboro, Ga., for
machine guarding, inadequate safety training, electrical, chemical and
other hazards.
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 19 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor's OSHA cites Jarden Home Brands for alleged safety
violations. Proposed
penalties totaling $197,500 were issued for electrical hazards,
inadequate lockout/tagout procedures and machine guarding, training
deficiencies in the use of forklift trucks...
July 12 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor proposes more than $69,000 in penalties against
Roll-Kraft for exposing workers to hazards. The
steel manufacturing facility was cited for failing to provide required
safety training and for not protecting workers against electrical and
machine hazards...
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 8 2010
Repeat
and serious safety hazards at 4 Xpect Discount locations in Connecticut
lead to $140,000 in US Labor Department OSHA fines for Ohio retailer.
Inspections found safety violations related to personal
protective equipment, forklift operator training, failure to maintain or
certify injury and illness logs...
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 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...
May 6 2010
US
Department of Labor's OSHA cites Varney, W.Va., lumber company for
failing to abate workplace safety and health hazards. OSHA
has cited Pineville Lumber Inc. for five violations, proposing penalties
totaling $189,730. OSHA's inspection found failure to properly
train workers operating powered industrial trucks, to properly guard
machinery, to provide an adequate hearing conservation program, to
complete required injury and illness logs...
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 19 2010
OSHA
proposes $64,000 against Elk Grove, Ill.-based Ceva Freight for
forktruck-related safety violations. An inspection
revealed that the company allegedly did not ensure that industrial
trucks were properly inspected before use and for failing to provide
legible name plates on the trucks. Additionally, the company
failed to provide proper load backrest extensions and to take trucks
with safety defects out of service. The company has also been
cited for failure to record injury and illness logs on the OSHA 300 form
and to provide those forms to OSHA when requested...
April 19 2010
OSHA
proposes $130,800 in fines for Yonkers, NY, woodwork manufacturer for
fire, chemical and amputation hazards. An
employee sustained a partial hand amputation on an unguarded radial arm
saw. The ensuing OSHA inspection found that the blades on this and
other saws lacked the guarding designed to prevent this type of
accident. In addition, OSHA identified a range of mechanical,
chemical and fire hazards, including the accumulation of combustible
wood dust...
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 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 17 2010
OSHA
cites Pecos, Texas, manufacturing facility for alleged safety and health
hazards. OSHA has cited TransPecos Foods in
Pecos for alleged workplace safety and health violations following an
inspection at the company's facility on East Palmer Road. Proposed
penalties total $69,650 for failing to protect employees from exposed
electrical wires, to provide forklift inspections, to protect workers
from rotating parts, to provide a wash station for employees during the
use of corrosive chemicals and to train employees on hazard
communication...
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...
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...
January 27 2010
OSHA
proposing more than $135,000 in penalties against Atlanta stone
countertop manufacturer for health hazards. Investigations
reveal exposure of workers to excess amounts of silica by not fully
implementing a respiratory protection program, failing to fully
implement a hearing conservation program and failing to establish a
written hazard communication program...
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