The alleged serious violations include failing to verify that conditions in permit-required confined spaces were acceptable throughout the duration of the entry.
Since the beginning of the year, there have been 11 fatalities in U.S. mines, including eight in coal mines.
CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training published the expanded edition, a 142-guide to the industry and its workers’ exposures to common hazards, including working at heights, noise above the NIOSH recommended exposure limit, and whole-body vibration.
The $1 billion, 420 MW Macarthur Wind Farm is owned by Australian-based AGL Energy and New Zealand-based Meridian Energy.
An administrative law judge ruled Rox Coal, Inc. must pay $110,000 for a flagrant violation.
It outlines best practices for pre-incident operational preparation by emergency responders, Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels said.
With proposed fines totaling $164,700, New Jersey-based Brite Services Inc. was investigated by OSHA after employees claimed that the company prevented them from leaving the building during an emergency.
A worker died when he slipped and fell into an unguarded screw conveyor while cleaning it last September in the plant in Moselle, Miss. Now, OSHA has assessed 37 serious violations against Southern Hens Inc.
OSHA cited Grede Wisconsin Subsidiaries LLC, an iron foundry, for 28 alleged violations.
Going back to §(d)(9), we have to prevent unauthorized persons from attempting a rescue.
The organizers say more than 1,600 exhibitors will participate in the Nov. 5-8 trade fair and congress at the Dusseldorf, Germany fairgrounds.
With this new final rule, the Mine Safety and Health Administration can better regulate and address safety issues in the country's most dangerous mines.
Several significant regulatory actions are planned for this fiscal year, according to the semiannual regulatory agenda published Jan. 8.
Wind energy impacts the economy, environment, and employee safety in significant ways.
Ten thousand typical homes on the island can be powered by the eight wind turbines installed on a ridge of the Haleakala volcano.
This new alliance will emphasize safety in some of the grain and feed industry’s danger areas.
OSHA has filed 11 safety and health violations, including two classified as willful, against Dedicated TCS LLC.
A new survey revealed a majority of Americans do not have sufficient knowledge of residential fire safety.
The American Wind Energy Association and its allies are pleading with Congress to prevent the Production Tax Credit from expiring this year.
Remember: The safest entry is no entry at all!