The Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, aluminum factory has been cited for one willful, one repeat and one serious health violation.
OSHA will host a public meeting Nov. 12 to discuss proposals in preparation for the December meeting in Geneva, Switzerland.
MSHA announced it has imposed a fine of $1,077,800 in the case.
The company has been placed in the Severe Violator Enforcement Program, OSHA announced.
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.
The call for improvement comes from the recent U.S. Ebola discovery.
OSHA cites Transport Tech LLC for five repeat safety violations.
Prairie Ag Partners is cited for 1 willful, 2 repeat, and 8 serious violations.
Chairperson Moure-Eraso cites an investigation in early August into one such example.
The grants aim to mitigate risk among short line railroads.
Willful and serious safety violations were cited.
The 30th Annual National VPPPA Conference kicks off Aug. 25 with pre-conference workshops at the Gaylord National Convention Center and offers a stellar educational program through Aug. 28.
The agency's proposed rule defines training requirements associated with reverse logistics shipments; provides authorized packaging for reverse logistics shipments; sets segregation requirements for reverse logistics shipments; and allows more flexibility for the transportation of used lead acid batteries.
Accountability is the key, so get everyone involved in housekeeping.
The agency cites Bioiberica Nebraska for exposing workers to amputation and other hazards.
The report to the president was prepared in response to his Executive Order 13650, Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security, issued in August 2013.
Unfortunately, wholesale adoption of GHS hazard classification system principles will disrupt various chemical hazard assessment programs and heighten problems manufacturers and importers will face.
Safety agencies around the world observe this day, April 28, to encourage workers and employers to do all they can to be safer on the job.
The Institution of Chemical Engineers and Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding.