Regulatory & Standards


$600K Settlement Reached in 2011 Bostik Plant Blast

OSHA cited Bostik in September after a six-month investigation found numerous violations of the agency's process safety management standard.

New Certification Program Launched for Cut-Resistant Gloves

The International Glove Association's president said the new program aims to clear up end users' confusion about different standard ratings.

The Indiana Convention Center is located in Indianapolis. The 2012 AIHce conference takes place there.

Turning the Page in Indianapolis

This year's keynote speeches are clearly focused on the future of the industrial hygiene profession.

DOJ Extends Pool Lifts Deadline to January 2013

Hundreds of comments, including 520 anonymous form letters, showed significant misunderstandings about the new ADA requirement for accessible means of entry.

Gems from the Safety 2012 Educational Program

Next month's ASSE annual conference in Denver has experts speaking about near misses, hearing protection, welding fume exposures, near misses, fall protection, and a host of other timely issues.

SVEP Assignment, $473,000 Penalty Filed in Fatality Case

OSHA has cited Raani Corp. of Bedford Park, Ill., for six alleged willful violations and seven serious violations in connection with a worker's death from chemical burns in November 2011.

MSHA Files Complaint against Mining Firm to Reinstate Whistleblower

MSHA said that a miner had engaged in protected activity when he alerted the company about unresolved safety problems.

OSHA Hammers Home Depot for Repeat Electrical Hazards

The retailer faces a total of $51,480 in proposed fines.



FAA Rechecking All-Cargo Costs for Fatigue Rule

The agency filed a motion May 17 asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to delay the case, saying it plans to reopen the record and invite new comments.

NHTSA Proposes Mandatory Electronic Stability Control Systems on Large Trucks, Buses

The agency says that a standard requiring ESC systems on large trucks and large buses could prevent up to 2,329 crashes, eliminate an estimated 649 to 858 injuries, and prevent between 49 and 60 fatalities a year.

Worker Dies from Chemical Exposure, Wis. Manufacturer Fined $64,600

One worker died and another was hospitalized from exposure to the chemical toluene at the company’s Theresa, Wis., manufacturing plant on Nov. 29.

UL Acquires German IAQ Firm

The product emissions and chemical content testing firm eco-INSTITUT helps European manufacturers test construction materials, floor coverings to more than a dozen indoor air quality standards.

FAA Steps Up Enforcement of Laser Penalties

FAA said it supports the Department of Justice in its efforts to seek “stern punishment” for anyone who intentionally points a laser device into the cockpit of an aircraft.

Plastic Product Manufacturer Fined $156K after Worker Loses Fingertips

Willful violations involve failing to ensure that employees are not exposed to unguarded moving parts and prevent employees from placing their hands in machines’ points of operation.

Warm Weather? Must be Time for Asphalt-Paving Scams

The traveling paving scam is one Washington state inspectors see every spring. Often, a contractor will approach a homeowner offering to repave a driveway for a low price, sometimes claiming the materials are left over from a nearby paving job.

NTSB Turns Spotlight on Impaired Driving

A two-day forum involving the board members and numerous experts will explore the issues in depth.

OSHA Finds N.J. Launderer Awash in Hazards

Three willful violations involve a failure to conduct proper training and provide hepatitis B vaccinations, as well as to have engineering and work practice controls in place to eliminate or minimize exposure to bloodborne pathogens.

Feed Supplier Fined $157,500 after Worker Trapped in Cotton Bin

OSHA initiated an inspection in November 2011 after receiving a complaint that a worker had entered a milled cotton seed bin without preparation and appropriate equipment and became trapped and hung from a lanyard for a lengthy time.

Cleveland Contractor Cited in Casino Parking Garage Collapse

Several workers suffered sprains and strains during the Dec. 16 incident in downtown Cleveland. Proposed fines total $38,000.

DeMoulas Pays $400K, Agrees to Correct Enterprise-Wide Hazards

The settlement resolves litigation that followed citations carrying $589,200 in fines issued by OSHA in October 2011 after OSHA inspections identified widespread fall and laceration hazards at the stores.

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