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OSHA Guidance and
Emphasis Programs for Printers
July
19 2010
Obama issues memorandum on Presidential POWER Initiative: Protecting Our
Workers and Ensuring Reemployment
July
7 2010
Whistleblowers.gov offers quick access to whistleblower protection
information
June
21 2010
OSHA to hold additional stakeholder meeting on worker injury and illness
prevention rule
June
18 2010
OSHA's severe violator enforcement directive effective June 18
June
11 2010
New OSHA training emphasizes workers rights
Training
Requirements in OSHA Standards and Training Guidelines
May 24 2010
OSHA
publishes proposed rulemaking to prevent injuries form slips, trips and
falls on walking-working surfaces
May 4 2010
US
Department of Labor's OSHA holds series of stakeholder meeting on worker
Injury and Illness Prevention Programs
April 29 2010
Statement
of US Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on Protecting America's Workers
Act
April 27 2010
US
assistant secretary of labor for OSHA to testify today on strengthening
enforcement and ensuring safe workplaces for every American worker
April 22 2010
US
Department of Labor's OSHA takes action to protect America's workers
with severe violator program and increased penalties
April 14 2010
Secretary
of Labor Hilda L. Solis convenes 1st every national action summit on
health and safety of Latino workers
March 18 2010
US
Department of Labor's OSHA announces informal public hearing on hazard
communication in Pittsburgh on March 31
March 17 2010
US
Assistance Secretary of labor for OSHA testifies on proposed Protecting
America's Workers Act (PAWA) before House subcommittee.
PAWA
would raise penalties, strengthen workers' voices in the workplace,
expand the rights of victims and their families, and provide other new
rules that would grant greater power to OSHA.
March 9 2010
OSHA
notifies 15,000 workplaces of high injury and illness rates
January 28 2010
OSHA
proposes revised Recordkeeping regulation to better identify
work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD's)
January 27 2010
OSHA
withdraws proposed rule for additional quantitative fit-testing
protocols for the Respiratory Protection Standard
January 27 2010
OSHA
releases workplace injury and illness information representing
administration's "Open Government" policy
January 8 2010
New
OSHA videos provide respirator and facemask safety guidance
January 7 2010
OSHA
announces informal public hearing on hazard communication rule
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 9 2009
OSHA
issues final rule updating personal protective equipment standards
Recent OSHA Citations related
to the Printing Industry
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 20 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor proposes $350,000 in fines against US Postal Service
for electrical hazards at Portsmouth, NH, mail processing facility.
August 12 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor cites AmeriCold Logistics with $189,000 in fines for
serious safety violations at Burley, Idaho, facility. Many
of the alleged violations cited were for deficiencies in Americold
Logistics' process safety management program, which helps to ensure that
operations involving hazardous chemicals are performed in a safe
manner...
August 9 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor's OSHA proposes $357,000 in fines against US Postal
Service for electrical hazards at Boston mail processing facility.
July 29 2010
U.S.
Labor
Department's OSHA proposes $420,000 in fines against US Postal Service
for electrical hazards at Vermont mail processing facility.
July 29 2010
Noise
exposure complaint leads to proposed OSHA fines of $73,500 at Marcum
Transport of Verdunville, W.Va.
July 20 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor proposes $112,000 in fines against Home Depot USA
for chemical hazards and inadequate safety training.
July 12 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor 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 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 21 2010
OSHA
proposes $77,500 in fines against US Postal Service for electrical
hazards at Portland, Ore., mail processing facility. An
OSHA inspection conducted in response to employee complaints found
electrical hazards and failure to adequately lockout machines' power
sources to prevent unexpected startup. Workers were performing
tests on live electrical equipment without adequate personal protective
equipment, safety-related work practices and warning signs, as well as
working on equipment that had not first been de-energized...
June 15 2010
Employer
ordered by US Department of Labor to make amends to employee censured
for reporting work-related injury.
June 8 2010
OSHA
fines US Postal Service nearly $500,000 for exposing workers to
electrical hazards at two Philadelphia facilities. OSHA's
inspections found inadequately trained employees performing work without
the proper personal protective equipment while being exposed to live
parts...
June 1 2010
OSHA
cites Linden, NJ, manufacturer for exposing employees to chemical
hazards. OSHA has proposed penalties
totaling $88,500 for hazards found in an inspection initiated upon
receiving a complaint related to a chlorine release at the
facility. Among the hazards observed by OSHA inspectors was the
company's failure to establish and implement written procedures required
to manage any changes to technology, facilities, equipment and
procedures that can potentially impact a chemical process...
May 26 2010
OSHA
orders United Parcel Service to compensate driver terminated for
refusing to drive due to safety concerns. OSHA
investigated the employee's allegation that UPS terminated his
employment in retaliation for his refusal to drive after raising safety
concerns and has ordered UPS to pay $111,008...
May 24 2010
OSHA
proposes more than $60,000 in penalties against Waukesha, Wis.-based
Baird Display for 19 safety violations. OSHA discovered
that employees were bypassing safety switches in order to reach into
running machinery to un-jam it without shutting down the machine.
Other alleged violations include failure to establish a lockout/tagout
energy control program, to provide proper training and to have proper
guarding on machinery or rotating shafts...
May 20 2010
OSHA
cites former North Brunswick, NJ, manufacturer for exposing workers to
risks involving hazardous chemicals. Church &
Dwight Co. Inc. has been cited fro 14 serious violations involving
employee exposure to chemical hazards. Proposed penalties total
$55,125...
May 20 2010
OSHA
cites Mueller Copper Tube Products for exposing workers to a variety of
hazards. Proposed penalties total $70,675 for multiple
health and safety hazards...
May 20 2010
OSHA
finds CSX Transportation Inc. retaliated against dispatcher who reported
safety concerns. The rail carrier was ordered to
rescind discipline and pay worker $5,000 in punitive damages...
May 13 2010
OSHA
proposes $51,750 in penalties to Parsippany, NJ, clothing companies for
workplace safety and health violations. The
U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration
has cited Salonika Associates LLC and Alfred Dunner Inc. for a variety
of hazards, including an inadequate lockout tagout program, employee
exposure to live energy sources, a lack of machine guarding, a deficient
hazard communication program, an inadequate respiratory protection
program, along with other health violations involving bloodborne
pathogens...
May 10 2010
OSHA
finds Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. violated whistleblower law.
A whistleblower investigation by the U.S.
Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration
found that the company violated an employee's rights when he was absent
from work while recovering from an injury...
May 10 2010
US
Department of Labor's OSHA fines US Postal Service processing center
$210,000 for safety violations. OSHA's
inspection found that the postal service failed to provide required
electrical safety training for its workers; to ensure workers used
safety-related work practices while working on electrical equipment; and
to provide workers with appropriate personal protective equipment while
working on energized equipment...
May 10 2010
US
Department of Labor's OSHA proposes $217,000 in fines against US Postal
Service for electrical hazards at Denver mail processing facility.
OSHA's inspection found that employees were
performing testing on live electrical equipment and doing so without
adequate training, personal protective equipment and safety-related work
practices...
April 28 2010
US
Department of Labor's OSHA fines Lowe's Home Center $110,000 for
recordkeeping violations at Cincinnati and Dayton stores. OSHA
requires employers to record and maintain occupational injuries and
illnesses on the OSHA 300 log. "Accurate records are an
important tool that employers and workers can use to identify hazards in
the workplace, and they also enable OSHA to better target its
resources."...
April 14 2010
US
Department of Labor's OSHA proposes $61,500 in penalties against
Fleetpride Inc. for safety violations. An
OSHA inspection alleges that the company had damaged, inoperable
emergency lighting; exit signs not illuminated; improper personal protective equipment, no hazard assessment
certification, no personal protective equipment training certification
and no cover on an electrical box...
March 26 2010
OSHA
cites Fort Worth, Texas-based FWT Inc. for alleged workplace safety and
health violations. Proposed penalties total
$239,400 for OSHA citations that include failure to conduct noise
monitoring, to identify and evaluate respiratory hazards...
March 18 2010
OSHA
proposes $55,000 in penalties against American Warming and Ventilating,
Inc. for
safety violations. OSHA opened an inspection at
American Warming and Ventilating Inc. as part of its site-specific
targeting program. As a result of this inspection, OSHA has issued
violations for improper lockout and
tagout procedures, lack of proper machine guarding, lack of proper
training...
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 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 Endres Processing LLC for violations of Occupational Safety and
Health Act. OSHA's inspection alleging fire and
explosion hazards from combustible dust results in $137,250 in
penalties...
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...
February 24 2010
OSHA
proposes more than $62,000 in fines for Worldcolor Buffalo for hazards
at Depew, NY, printing plant
December 18 2009
OSHA
fines printing company nearly $160,000 for workplace safety and health
hazards. Proposed penalties total $158,000 for
failure to provide adequate energy control procedures, a hearing
conservation program, lack of machine guarding...
December 10 2009
OSHA
proposes more than $266,000 in penalties against manufacturer following
worker amputations. Crespac Inc. in Tucker, Ga.,
was cited for failure to ensure that all machines had proper safety
guards, functional emergency stop cords, usable safety interlock
switches, slipper and wet floors, lack of safety guards, machines with
broken parts, employee exposure to electrical shocks and hazardous
chemicals, insufficient respirator program....
December 8 2009
OSHA
fines Newark, NJ company more than $212,000 for workplace safety and
health hazards. OSHA initiated an inspection as
part of its proactive program targeting companies in industries with
high injury and illness rates. The company allegedly lacked an
adequate lockout procedure and machine guards, amongst other serious
violations....
November 20 2009
OSHA
cites Washington, Ga., manufacturer for serious safety and health
violations following worker's partial amputation. OSHA
has proposed $41,700 in fines to Calloway Farms Manufacturing after a
worker slipped and suffered a partial amputation to both feet while
trying to remove an obstruction from a shaving machine. The violations
include the employer failing to provide workers with a written
bloodborne pathogens program and training...
November 4 2009
OSHA
cites New Bedford, Mass., seafood processor following worker death in
ice machine. Northern Wind Inc. was cited for 23
alleged violations of workplace safety standards after a worker was
killed when he became caught in the moving parts of a large industrial
ice machine that activated while he was performing maintenance work
inside it...
October 29 2009
OSHA
cites Little Falls, N.Y., paper mill for 33 safety and health violations
after worker is caught in machine. Burrows Paper
Corp. faces $136,500 in fines for 33 alleged violations of workplace
health and safety standards after a worker sustained serious arm
injuries following being partially pulled into the roller of a paper
machine. OSHA's inspection found that the roller had not been
guarded against contact, and the machine's power source had not been
locked out...
October 28 2009
OSHA
proposes more than $42,000 in fines against New Balance Athletic Shoe
for electrical hazards at distribution center. OSHA's
inspection found unqualified employees working on electrical panels that
had not first been de-energized to prevent electric shock hazards.
In addition, the workers had not been trained in safe electrical work
practices, including the use of personal protective equipment...
October 27 2009
OSHA
cites Crane and Grain Service LLC for violations of the OSH Act.
The alleged serious violations stem from the employer using a
flexible cord that was not properly wired, improper use of ladders that
were damaged and lack of ladder training...
October 22 2009
OSHA
proposes nearly $113,000 in fines for electrical and other hazards at
armored car facility. The employers face
penalties, chiefly for electrical-related hazards, following OSHA
inspections opened in April in response to a complaint...
October 9 2009
OSHA
cites chemical recycling company following a fatality at Port Arthur,
Texas, worksite. OSHA began its investigation
following the death of a worker who was exposed to hydrogen
sulfide. A willful citation was issued for failing to provide a
rescue team to promptly respond to an emergency when workers enter a
confined space...
October 7 2009
OSHA
proposes more than $230,000 in penalties against Los Amigos Tortilla
Manufacturing Co. in Atlanta. Violations include
failure to establish an energy control program to ensure that machinery
would not start up while employees are conducting maintenance or
servicing a piece of equipment. The company also failed to ensure
that employees were trained in the use of fire protective equipment, use
of power trucks and the safe use of hazardous chemicals...
September 29 2009
OSHA
levies nearly $295,000 in fines against Superior Dairy in Canton, Ohio. Hazards
identified as serious violations include electrical problems, safety
guarding of moving machinery parts, energy lockout deficiencies and
confined space entry violations ...
September 23 2009
OSHA
cites Toys R Us for exit access hazards at Bay Parkway store in
Brooklyn, N.Y. OSHA's inspection found hazards
that could impede the swift exit of workers from the store in the event
of a fire or other emergency. These included obstructed exit
access, missing or defective exit doors, an exit door that was painted
over and could not be opened, improper or inadequate signage, employees
not trained in fire extinguisher use and all fire extinguishers not kept
in their required locations ...
September 1 2009
Company's
failure to correct safety hazards results in additional $304,200 in
fines from US Labor Department's OSHA. Heberle
Disposal Service Inc. faces an additional $304,200 in fines for failing
to correct hazards cited during an inspection. A follow up
inspection found that five of the 12 cited hazards remained
uncorrected: improper transfer of flammable liquids; not ensuring
employees were competent to operate powered industrial trucks; not
informing and training employees about the hazardous chemicals in their
workplace; allowing spark-producing equipment near flammable paint spray
areas; and not determining an employee's medical fitness to wear a
respirator ...
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