Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels said the agency is partnering with NOAA again this year with its nationwide campaign.
OSHA issued citations as the result of an inspection conducted after a 19-year-old worker died when an unprotected trench collapsed at a Wisconsin job site. Proposed fines total $137,000.
OSHA opened an inspection in February after nine employees were sent to the hospital as the result of being exposed to chlorine gas, which occurred when incompatible chemicals were mixed together.
The association's 2012 Executive Summit in San Antonio included a bullish economic report for this year and 2013.
Entries will be judged on a wide range of criteria from the use of the garment, creativity, safety, and how well the garments are portrayed in the photos.
The first thing we think of with respect to accommodations are for those with mobility impairment, but what about workers with hearing impairment?
At this year's big customer show in Orlando, Grainger CEO Jim Ryan introduced a new mobile website to make online ordering from the company's catalog of 900,000 products even easier and faster.
"I think the key is getting unified information off of one database that is consistent and can be shared across the country," said David Levin, vice president of hardgoods for Airgas, Inc.
This year's ASSE gathering in Denver will be something of a jungle, booked to the rafters.
With arc flash, there's too much at stake to take shortcuts. Avoid incidents and investigations through prevention and protection.
A focus on compliance, comfort, and overall eye health allows premium protection to appeal to industrial customers.
In both summer and winter, steamed-up safety glasses and helmet lenses are problems in most welding environments, but solutions are available.
Eleven serious health violations, with $43,400 in fines, involve workers' exposure to hexavalent chromium and silica, both of which can cause irreversible health problems.
The inspection was initiated as part of OSHA's National Emphasis Program on Trenching and Excavation. Proposed penalties total $45,000.
Some of these devices have a critical defect that may cause the release of insufficient oxygen during start-up, a defect that could immediately result in a life-threatening situation for workers using the respirator.
An investigation that began on Oct. 24, 2011, found that employees were exposed to noise levels surpassing 85 decibels, as well as excessive airborne levels of lead and copper.
At the time of the incident, employees were injecting wastewater underground that was left over from hydraulic fracturing and drilling operations.
The citations are the result of a follow-up investigation conducted in January. Proposed penalties total $71,280.
"Our seminar will teach manufacturing industry professionals how to protect their most valuable asset: their employees' hands," said STOKO Skin Care Senior Technical Manager Armand Coppotelli.
During the two-year agreement, the alliance will develop fact sheets for paramedics, police officers, truck drivers, and other work zone visitors.