The unions singled out Houston-based Waste Management Inc. for criticism, but the company cites refuting data and a corporate culture of safety.
"This company is putting its employees' lives at risk by failing to correct serious safety hazards and to educate its employees about these hazards," said Les Grove, OSHA's area director in Tampa.
A new report from the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Inspector General (OIG), states that MSHA was negligent in carrying out its responsibilities to protect the safety of miners as it pertains to the August 2007 Crandall Canyon Mine tragedy, which killed six miners and three rescue workers who died attempting to save the miners.
Chairman Patty Murray, shown in a Feb. 29 meeting with Boeing workers after their company lost a big Air Force tanker contract, and her subcommittee will hear from two union representatives and former OSHA chief Gerard Scannell.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has identified 25 drugs and biologic products that will be required to submit safety plans called Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy.
Plaintiffs contend that the city and its contractors failed to provide adequate protective equipment in the form of respirators and hazardous material coveralls, as well as failed to provide adequate safety training and supervision at and around the work site.
"We are excited to implement this technology as we continue to expand access to OSHA's products for our stakeholders," said OSHA's Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.
"By targeting enforcement against illegal operators, we help level the playing field for law abiding businesses and their employees," said EEEC Director David Dorame.
The alleged violations include failing to lockout equipment prior to bin entry to prevent accidental energy start-up and allowing employees to walk on the grain to make it flow.
Until further notice, a Buildings Department inspector must be present on a construction site whenever a tower crane is raised or lowered in New York City.
The agency's "supplemental" proposed rule today makes no changes in the rule, which was issued Aug. 15, 2007, despite a federal judge's injunction blocking its implementation. DHS has appealed.
Advanced Professional Marketing Inc. (APMI), a medical staffing company based in New York City, and the company's president, Marissa Beck, have been charged by the U.S. Department of Labor with violating provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act that authorize employers to bring non-immigrant workers into the United States under the H-1B program.
The company, managing contractor for the Idaho National Laboratory, is the target of the the first enforcement under a worker safety and health rule that took effect last February.
The fatal tunnel fire ignited Oct. 2, 2007, at the Xcel Energy Cabin Creek hydroelectric plant in Georgetown, Colo., about 45 miles west of Denver. This view shows the plant from the lower reservoir.
The entire assesssment process is expected to take 3.5 years to complete.
Under the decree, the company will pay $1.3 million to be shared among six African American former employees, and $200,000 will be apportioned among 11 similarly situated individuals identified during the litigation.
Robert E. Murray is the owner of Utah's Crandall Canyon mine, where a disaster last August prompted congressional hearings and caused Democrats to launch the S-MINER bill.
"Employees are entitled to raise legitimate workplace safety and health concerns without fear of termination or retaliation," said Louis Ricca Jr., OSHA's acting regional administrator in New York.
"I've heard from parents just like you. I've read the e-mails, and as a mother, I share your worries," said CPSC Acting Chairman Nancy Nord.
Mayor Adrian Fenty said the Safe Home Initiative starts next Monday. Tomorrow, the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in a case challenging the city's handgun ban.