In a letter to DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart, Sen. John Hoeven cites data from the North Dakota Attorney General's Office showing drug crimes are up 19.5 percent from last year. At the same time, OSHA has launched an enforcement emphasis program focused on the state's oil and gas and construction industries.
The tenth annual Take A Stand Day on Aug. 13 is for high-hazard industries targeted by the MIOSHA Strategic Plan, and Building Up Residential Safety Day occurs the following day.
The agency has updated its demolition website, stocking it with more guidance and training documents, news releases, and links to industry organizations and federal agencies’ materials.
The citations come after two workers died in falls.
The company has been cited seven times in the past two years for failing to provide fall protection to its employees, according to OSHA's Tampa area director.
There is more to low-level access lifts than meets the eye.
It recommends that workers on foot always wear high-visibility apparel that is appropriate for the job task and work environment.
The change in Lubbock's status from a district to an area office includes added staffers who will focus on the safety and health of high-risk construction workers, with an emphasis on Hispanic construction workers.
The agency cited a Bronx, N.Y., contractor for allegedly exposing workers to serious fall hazards and proposed $66,600 in fines.
Public voting period to help select "The People's Choice" is taking place through June 6.
The agency has cited Pan-Oceanic Engineering Co., an engineering company, for allegedly failing to protect workers from construction hazards.
The fatalities occurred on construction sites May 18-21 and are still under investigation. The goal of the inspections is to "raise awareness for everyone working in construction that hazards can be identified and corrected," said acting Cal/OSHA Chief Juliann Sum.
Orlando's spacious Orange County Convention Center welcomes ASSE's annual conference next month.
The American Society of Safety Engineers is holding its first professional development conference in India -- May 26-27 in Chennai.
Staffers will visit residential construction sites to focus on specific hazards the employers have requested. No citations and penalties for participating employers will be issued, but participants must agree to correct all serious conditions.
The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unanimously approved S.2322, the MAP-21 Reauthorization Act, which would reauthorize the nation's transportation programs for six years at current funding plus inflation.
The one-day event will involve nearly 60 employers and aims to promote safety and health on the job.
Scaffolds and mobile equipment are top of mind during the June 17-18 event in London.
The first edition was printed in 2004, and it is one of the society's best-selling books.
The May 9 ceremony in Washington, D.C., is scheduled to include Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez, Deputy Secretary Christopher Lu, and descendants of the railroad workers.