OSHA has previously cited the company in 2010 and 2011 for similar hazards at facilities in Grove City, Ohio, and Syracuse, N.Y.
The company has been placed in the Severe Violator Enforcement Program, OSHA announced.
With the iconic Paris tower's first floor renovation completed, most of the coverage and commentary has focused on its new glass floor.
The seminar will be held on Saturday, November 8.
The findings are in regards to the double fatality at a West Virginia coal mine.
Oct. 31 is now the deadline.
Nov. 14 is the comment deadline on the draft standard, which was developed by a panel of technical experts and reviewed by an Advisory Working Group with representatives from organizations that included the National Bomb Squad Commanders Advisory Board, International Association of Chiefs of Police, DHS, and the FBI.
The agency asks for comments on the 205-page request for information to be submitted within 180 days.
The Newington, Connecticut, company faces fines from OSHA.
OSHA is looking for proposals for both the 10-hour and 30-hour online courses.
Their partnership has produced a reference sheet for emergency responders.
The safety board said it should offer better guidance for handling ammonium nitrate fires like the one that turned deadly in West, Texas.
Assistant Secretary Joseph A. Main addressed the changes as they neared their second anniversary.
NIOSH has signed the memorandum of understanding with the Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering at SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Albany, N.Y.
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of December 29, 1970, states “An Act: To assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women …” Section 5 of the Act titled Duties goes on to state that the employer “shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees.”
Unemployment and layoff statistics continue to plague industry and are consistently making the news headlines. It may seem hard to believe but, despite national unemployment rates that often hover near double digits, many industries are experiencing worker shortages; workers who are well-trained and qualified. Some industries report that, despite an abundant labor pool, they still have positions for which they can't find qualified candidates to fill. According to a trade’s shortage survey, skilled-trade jobs, which include electricians, are the hardest jobs to fill.
The first is an online memorial to the estimated 20 million Americans who have died from smoking or secondhand smoke since the first Surgeon General's report on smoking and health 50 years ago.
Safety assessments of electrical equipment and systems should be a planned and scheduled event to help ensure a safe and reliable electrical system.
No one was hurt in the May 2013 collision at a private grade crossing.
The man was injured when he was struck by a metal door.