UniFirst Corp. has been cited for the violations.
A worker for the Jacksonville, Fla.-based company suffered second- and third-degree burns.
MSHA announced it has imposed a fine of $1,077,800 in the case.
MSHA reported 99 percent of the samples collected met new compliance levels.
The organization represents more than 300,000 full-time firefighters and paramedics in the United States and Canada.
The agency's Health Hazard Evaluation Program is seeking five facilities to participate. A team of industrial hygienists and medical officers will make site visits to assess workers' occupational exposures.
OSHA cites Transport Tech LLC for five repeat safety violations.
Two mines in Texas and Alabama received postponement notices, as well.
A rural NJ fire company is getting new equipment.
The company was cited for inadequate workplace safeguards following a fatal fire in Boston's Back Bay.
The agency is celebrating Sept. 5 as a national health awareness day focused on increasing workers’ knowledge of respiratory protection with outreach that includes Pinterest-ready infographics, tweets throughout the day, and a twitter chat with NIOSH N95 respirator experts.
Project HOPE, MAP International, and Direct Relief International will distribute almost a million donated respirators in West African countries.
Health care-associated infections still plague hospitals across the country. Properly protecting against and preventing them is the key to lowering the annual number of illnesses and deaths.
Stanhope wins a federal grant of nearly $158,000.
The Commercial roofer faces $81,000 in fines.
Because workers' exposures can exceed the NIOSH REL and STEL, the team recommends monitoring workers, equipping them with flammable gas monitors and respiratory protection as an interim measure, and controls such as alternative tank gauging procedures and dedicated sampling ports.
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 Chicago hair products manufacturer has been fined $59,700.
The Columbus, Ohio brewery faces a proposed fine of $92,400.
The landmark regulation will be phased in over the next two years.