Regulatory & Standards


Cal/OSHA Encourages Criminal Case in Milpitas Fatality

The agency's chief, Ellen Widess, said the employer disregarded a city stop work order in January 2012, and a carpenter's death followed three days later.

Correctional Facility Hit with $104,100 Fine for Workplace Violence Hazards

A willful violation was issued for failing to provide required training to protect employees from incidents of violent behavior by inmates, including stabbings, bites, and other injuries.

OSHA Renews Alliance with Altec Industries

The Birmingham, Ala.-based company provides equipment and services, including safety training, for electric utilities, telecommunications, contractors, and tree care companies.

FRA Issues Final Rule on Emergency Notification Systems at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings

The rule requires that railroads must establish Emergency Notification Systems (ENS) by installing clear and readable signs with toll-free telephone numbers at crossings.

Report Shows Lowest Number of On-Duty Firefighter Deaths for Second Consecutive Year

The number of firefighter deaths has also sharply decreased over the past three years, a dramatic decline from 105 deaths in 2008.

Jobs and Improving Education on Chamber's Agenda

The June 13 jobs summit focuses in part on innovations at the local level. The new board chairman is State Farm’s Edward B. Rust Jr., who has a national reputation for pursuing improvements in the U.S. educational system.

Airborne Lead Exposure at Gun Range Leads to $111K Fine

OSHA issued citations following a Jan. 21 inspection referred by the Illinois Department of Public Health that found two gun range operators were exposed to airborne lead levels up to 12 times the permissible level.

N.Y. Wal-Mart Faces $52,600 in Fines for Storage-Area Hazards

OSHA found that emergency exit access from a receiving and storage area was obstructed by the storage of pallets containing merchandise and equipment.



$122K Fine Issued to Firm for Exposing Workers to Bromine Hazards

OSHA's Little Rock Area Office initiated an inspection in December under the agency's Process Safety Management Covered Chemical Facilities National Emphasis Program.

Airport Full-Body Scanners Pose Little Risk to Health, Study Says

The radiation doses from full-body scanners were below recommended standards and considerably lower than radiation levels in other X-ray procedures, such as a mammogram, according to the study.

Worker Dies in Power Line Electrocution, Contractor Fined $52,500

OSHA has issued citations for two serious violations involving exposing workers to electrocution hazards when they are working in close proximity to energized parts without approved insulating safeguards and failing to discontinue the power line work in high winds.

Pipeline Integrity Management Meeting Set

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and the National Association of Pipeline Safety Representatives are jointly sponsoring the public meeting June 27 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Three Contractors Face $193,400 in Fines for Hazards at Field House Worksite

The citations address the employer's failure to ensure that the concrete foundation was structurally sound and the structural steel was constantly stable during the erection process.

EPA Amends Heavy-Duty Diesel Regs for Emergency Vehicles

The changes allow engine manufacturers to request to deploy emission controls or settings to be used only in such vehicles.

NHTSA Extending Air Bag Deactivation Rule

The problem the agency set out to address in 1997, children killed when air bags deployed, has disappeared -– no child deaths related to air bags have been confirmed in model year 2004 or later vehicles.

Frozen Food Processor Fined $156,700 for 27 Safety Violations at Ark. Facility

OSHA's Little Rock Area Office initiated an inspection on Dec. 12, 2011, under the agency's National Emphasis Program for Chemicals.

$108K Fine Issued to Stucco Contractor for Fall Hazards

Serious violations include a scaffold that was not secured to the structure or supported on an adequate firm foundation and employees climbing across braces to access the scaffold.

Cintas Offers Tips on GHS Compliance

To be proactive in preventing accidents, employees must be properly trained on new chemical labeling and Safety Data Sheet (SDS) formats.

Maryland's Asbestos Worker Protection Law Hailed

LIUNA and the Laborers' Health and Safety Fund of North America say the new law significantly increases penalties for violating environmental laws related to asbestos remediation.

IMO Guidance Calls for Certified Private Maritime Security Companies

This is interim guidance from the International Maritime Organization’s Maritime Safety Committee that applies to privately contracted armed security personnel on vessels transiting off the east coast of Africa.

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