It illustrates what happened Aug. 23, 2010, when 32,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia leaked at a Millard Refrigerated Services Inc. facility. Thirty-two contract workers off site were hospitalized after exposure to the cloud.
The 79-page document outlines best practices for preventing harmful exposures to respirable crystalline silica.
An employee was fired for raising concerns about asbestos removal, according to the department.
They include NFPA 1984, Standard for Respirators for Wildland Fire Fighting Operations, and NFPA 1405, Guide for Land-Based Fire Departments that Respond to Marine Vessel Fires.
EP Heller Co. in Madison, New Jersey, faces $56,000 in penalties.
"Significant crystalline silica exposure during manufacturing, finishing, and installing natural and manufactured stone countertops" are a health hazard, the agencies' hazard alert warns.
Brantley Brothers Moving & Storage Co. Inc. was cited for 14 serious violations.
The $93,700 in proposed fines and 18 violations resulted from Site Specific Targeted inspections, which are planned inspections at high-hazard workplaces where the highest rates of injuries and illnesses occur.
Given the health hazards caused by H2S, it is of the utmost importance to select a respirator that allows for appropriate protection based on the work environment and correlating standards and guidelines that vary globally.
The company was cited for repeated safety hazards.
The agency's MMWR publication this week featured a report on an assessment of responders following a vinyl chloride release from a New Jersey train derailment in 2012.
The accident occurred at Michael Foods' Big Red Farms facility in Wakefield, Neb.
The worker died while cleaning oil residue inside a rail car at the company's facility in Mounds, Ill.
Soldream Inc. faces more than $59,000 in proposed fines for multiple safety and health violations.
Austal USA LLC has been cited three times by OSHA in the past five years.
A new report form the European Environment Agency (EEA) says air pollution is still the main environmental health hazard.
Southern Grouts and Mortars Inc. has been cited for eight violations after OSHA's Fort Worth area office investigated.
OSHA also found that workers weren't outfitted with the proper personal protective equipment to do the cleanup.
At minimum, OSHA requires that respirator fit testing occurs on an annual basis. However, fit testing must occur in other notable instances, as well.
Recent advancements are driving a renewed interest by health and safety professionals to evaluate these systems as a potential solution for a variety of on-the-job hazards.