The company, which manufactures guyed and self-supporting towers and monopoles, was charged with three willful and 38 serious violations.
According to EEOC, a store pharmacy manager openly professed on several occasions that the worker was "too old," "should just retire," and was "greedy" for continuing to work at age 70.
The Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) advises OSHA chief David Michaels, Ph.D., M.P.H., on worker safety and health in the construction industry.
“Employees were exposed to a potentially fatal fall hazard of more than 13 feet from scaffolds while applying a final coat of stucco to a building,” said Patricia Jones, director of the OSHA office in Avenel, N.J.
Northwest Airlines flew more than 90,000 passenger flights on multiple 757s that were not in compliance with an airworthiness directive.
A March 19 memo sent to regional administrators and state plans by Richard Fairfax and Steve Witt, who head the OSHA enforcement and state programs units, clarifies when citations should be issued for failing to provide it.
EPA said that by issuing complaints it is sending a message to construction site operators, public or private, that these regulations must be met.
Priorities will include developing courses for small businesses and employees who speak no or limited English regarding construction safety and health hazards.
Using it, the state will hire more inspectors to visit public sector workplaces, part of its outreach to 1 million public employees.
As part of its new approach, the agency is revising the existing drinking water standards for four contaminants that can cause cancer.
According to FMCSA, safety belt use was at 78 percent in states with primary safety belt laws, which allow law enforcement to stop drivers for not using a safety belt, versus 67 percent in states with weaker laws.
The requirements under the rule apply to maintenance, renovation, or repair activities where six square feet (about the size of a poster) or more of a painted surface is disturbed inside, or where 20 square feet or more of painted surface (about the size of a door) is disturbed on the exterior.
MSHA's investigation found that the 2007 fatality occurred because the mine management failed to ensure that adverse ground conditions identified during the mining cycle were adequately supported.
The order results from an inspection of the facility following three releases of the gas in January, including the release that caused the death. EPA determined that the facility has not satisfied Clean Air Act requirements that are designed to help prevent accidental releases and minimize the consequences of releases that do occur.
Previous meetings in this series addressing combustible dust hazards were held in Washington, D.C., and Atlanta. OSHA will consider participants' comments in developing its proposed standard on the issue.
The company was inspected as part of a federal site-specific targeting program based on its high injury and illness rates in comparison to the national rates.
Two days after the event, a “We Can Help” safety and worker rights fair will take place, also in Houston, providing free information, resources, training, and services.
Through summits held in conjunction with law enforcement agencies, a service that searches a used equipment database by serial number, and a new Web site, the company wants to improve coordination of efforts to combat thefts of construction and farm equipment.
"This case clearly shows the department's commitment to ensuring that individuals are provided the protections and relief afforded by the law and sends a strong message that retaliatory actions will not be tolerated," said OSHA chief Dr. David Michaels.
The company, which distributes specialty injectable pharmaceutical solutions and medical supplies to regional customers, has maintained an injury and illness rate 54 percent below the industry average for three years.