Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin thanked members of the House of Delegates for unanimously passing it Feb. 28 and said he hopes for quick State Senate passage. Its most controversial provisions concern drug testing of miners.
OSHA's investigation found that the Postal Service followed a pattern of adverse actions against the safety specialist after learning that he had assisted another employee in exercising her rights under the OSH Act and provided her with OSHA's contact information.
OSHA found that employees performing welding work in the main fabrication area were exposed to airborne concentrations of hexavalent chromium in excess of the permissible exposure limit.
"The level of disregard for workers' safety demonstrated by this employer is irresponsible. Although the employer knows the fire and explosion hazards associated with the accumulation of combustible dust, a choice was made to do nothing about it," said Les Grove, OSHA's area director in Tampa.
Federal inspectors issued 253 citations, orders, and safeguards during special impact inspections conducted at 12 coal mines and four metal/nonmetal mines in January.
An employee was allegedly terminated after reporting safety concerns about the brakes on his truck and refusing to violate U.S. Department of Transportation regulations for allowable driving and rest hours.
The proposed settlement consists of two agreements, one to resolve economic loss claims and another to resolve medical claims.
Bishop Victoria Matthews of the Anglican Diocese of Christchurch announced March 2 that the earthquake-damaged structure will be "carefully deconstructed down to a level of approximately two to three meters" to meet safety requirements.
The Feb. 26 VIA Rail accident in Burlington, Ontario demolished the locomotive and killed three crewmen in it.
The latest five-year goal –- once more to cut reportable injuries by 50 percent -– comes after the 2010 target was reached one year early, HSE reports.
The alliance is geared to address hazard communication and to increase awareness of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS).
"International cooperation is a critical part of improving the safety and health of all workers," said NIOSH Director John Howard, M.D.
Suzanne Hart, 41, died on Dec. 14, 2011, as she was entering elevator number 9 at 285 Madison Ave. and it accelerated upward with its doors open. Two city departments have suspended the license of the elevator maintenance firm.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood reportedly is scheduled to meet with UPS executives March 1 to ask the airline to voluntarily opt into the new FAA rule on pilot fatigue.
The Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station is located in Oak Harbor, Ohio, approximately 21 miles southeast of Toledo.
The group has more than 10,000 employees and offices in 100 countries. The U.S. presence is 1,700 employees, and in China it has more than 1,200 employees.
"Allowing workers to come in contact with exposed and energized parts without appropriate personal protective equipment demonstrates a lack of concern for their safety," said George Yoksas, OSHA's area director in Milwaukee.