The strategic partnership focuses on hazard prevention and worker training during construction of the Mark Stebbins Community Center.
OSHA has proposed nearly $395,000 in penalties after citing New Horizons Baking Co. for repeat and serious workplace safety violations involving hazardous machinery and lockout/tagout failures.
Federal safety officials have proposed more than $1 million in penalties after a follow-up inspection found repeated excavation and workplace safety violations.
Federal deregulation is slowing OSHA’s rulemaking, but targeted proposals—such as exemptions for inherently risky activities and continued heat-safety efforts—signal selective regulatory shifts. At the same time, states are advancing their own standards, creating a more complex compliance environment for employers.
OSHA issues new letters of interpretation to clarify how employers must apply key safety standards, from confined spaces to recordkeeping and audiometric testing.
OSHA found Virginia Transformer Corp. failed to correct hazards previously identified in multiple inspections, issuing 53 serious and repeat violations tied to crane safety, machine guarding, fall hazards and inadequate PPE.