OSHA Finds Machine Safety Hazards, Silica Overexposure at Ohio Steel Plant
GROVEPORT, Ohio – Amsted Rail Company Inc., a manufacturer of cast steel freight components, faces $610,034 in proposed penalties from OSHA after agency investigators found workers at its Groveport...
View ArticleOSHA Revises Its Online Whistleblower Complaint Form
WASHINGTON – OSHA recently revised its online whistleblower complaint form to help users file a complaint with the appropriate agency. The form provides workers with another option for submitting...
View ArticleOSHA Issues Proposed Rule to Extend Compliance Deadline for Crane Operator...
WASHINGTON, DC – On August 30, 2017, OSHA issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to extend the employer’s responsibility to ensure crane operator competency and enforcement for crane operator...
View ArticleBirmingham Company Cited for Exposing Employees to Fall Hazards
MCDONOUGH, Georgia – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Structural Subcontractors Service, LLC for exposing workers to fall hazards. The...
View ArticleOSHA Releases Statement Regarding Fatal Occupational Injuries in 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Census of 2016 Fatal Occupational Injuries reports there were 5,190 workplace fatalities in 2016, a 7-percent increase from 2015. The fatal injury rate...
View ArticleOSHA Finds Ohio Contractor Continues to Expose Roofers to Falls and Other...
HOLLAND, Ohio ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited an Ohio roofing contractor for exposing employees to falls and other safety hazards. The...
View ArticleOSHA Cites Schnabel Foundation Company after Fatal Crushing Incident
Proposes $212,396 in Penalties ANDOVER, Massachusetts – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Schnabel Foundation Company for failing to protect...
View ArticleDoes OSHA Require Worker to be Tied Off in a Lift Working over Water?
To tie off or not to tie off when working over water in an Aerial Lift Scenario: You are the safety manager of an electrical contractor and you have a project where an electrician will be required to...
View ArticleFarm Supply Company Cited for Operating Damaged Forklift
OSHA cited Rural King Supply Inc., a national farm supply company, for failing to maintain forklifts properly at its facility in Xenia, Ohio. The company faces proposed penalties of $258,672. OSHA...
View ArticleOSHA Proposes Rule to Better Protect Personal Information
In an effort to better protect personally identifiable information, the Department of Labor has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which would rescind the requirement for establishments with 250 or...
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