Ashley Furniture has agreed to pay penalties of $1.75 million, to correct all cited violations, and to retain a vice president for safety who is responsible for managing a corporate-wide program to identify and evaluate prevention and control of machine hazards.
Dent Wizard faces $51K in fines for safety failures.
OSHA has cited the utility company for failing to protect workers in trenches.
Prevalence of the disease is rising. In the past year, about 5,000 people were diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease and more than 20 outbreaks were reported to CDC.
The long-delayed bill overhauling the Toxic Substances Reform Act is heading to President Obama’s desk for his signature.
The city's donation included four ambulances, seven Hurst Extrication Tools, and several SCBAs. The donation was facilitated by the Omaha Sister Cities Association; Omaha works with six sister cities located in Europe, Asia, and Latin America.
"We cannot control the weather, but we certainly can plan for it when we receive reports about conditions experienced by others along our intended route," said NTSB Member Robert Sumwalt, the forum's presiding board member.
"Using a seat belt is one of the safest, easiest, and smartest choices drivers and passengers can make before starting out on any road trip," said FMCSA Acting Administrator Scott Darling. "This rule further protects large truck occupants and will undoubtedly save more lives."
David Coatney is a U.S. Army veteran who grew up in Seattle. He was a police officer before switching to the fire service and during his career has worked in fire suppression, emergency medical services, special operations, training, emergency management, and homeland security.
The site teaches at-risk high school juniors and seniors to make aerospace parts from blocks of titanium, aluminum, nylon, and phenolic resin.
OSHA intends to establish a SBREFA panel in October 2016 as it works to develop a comprehensive combustible dust standard for general industry.
"Our government is following through on a commitment made in January 2016 to stop issuing new conditional registrations for pesticides. Moving forward, Canadians can be reassured that all pesticide registration decisions will be made with a consistent and high level of scientific and public scrutiny," said Minister of Health Jane Philpott.
"Employers should not wait for an OSHA inspection to identify fire, explosion, and electric shock hazards as well as those associated with flammable and combustible chemicals in the workplace," said Eugene Stewart, OSHA's area director in the Jackson Office.
The sorting facility also had inoperable fire doors, according to the agency.
The advisory circular does not create new requirements, but instead describes how they apply to extraction at federally obligated airports.
Evergreen Nursery has been cited for 18 serious violations.
Health and safety managers at a military facility requested NIOSH's help.
Waves as high as 60 feet have buffeted one of the search ships, measuring almost from the ship's waterline to the top of its mast, according to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, which now expects to complete the examination of the expanded search area in July or August.
Why the drop in fatalities has occurred and what can be done to make sure the trend continues are still to be determined, said Scott Schneider, director of Occupational Safety and Health for the Laborers' Health and Safety Fund of North America.
BBC News reported that the river had risen some 15 feet above its normal level, and that heavy rains across Europe have killed at least 10 people, most of them in Germany.