"Our inspections identified a large number of mechanical, respirator protection, electrical, lead, fire, explosive, and other hazards that must be effectively and continuously addressed to protect the workers at this plant from potentially deadly or disabling injuries and illnesses now and in the future," said Rosemarie Ohar, OSHA's area director in New Hampshire.
"Mike's long years of distinguished service are a credit to the Department of Labor," said Acting Assistant Secretary for OSHA Jordan Barab. "This award is a well-deserved tribute to a career spent ensuring that workers make it home from their jobs safe and healthy every day."
"The penalties being proposed are larger because the company had been warned of these violations at two of its locations but chose not to make the needed corrections at all of its plants," said Les Grove, OSHA's area director in Tampa, Fla.
"This is a major threat," says Teresa Dwyer, CSP. "It can cost several hundreds of dollars to have a professional remove an AHB hive and, without the correct protective equipment and training, the potential rescuer may become an additional victim."
The Labor secretary is scheduled to speak June 29 during a General Session of the annual conference at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio.
Students and faculty from six colleges and universities including UMDNJ will travel through 150 years of history and cover more than 1,100 miles by bus to explore the hazards faced by workers in industries that fueled America's industrial dominance during the 20th century.
According to EPA, the copper in the naval shipyard's wastewater comes from sandblasting and painting of vessels in dry dock at the shipyard. The shipyard is allowed to discharge its wastewater into Sinclair Inlet, but only if the wastewater complies with the site's NPDES permit.
The Phoenix-based facility stores asphalt cement, boiler oil, and diesel fuel at levels requiring reporting, but it failed to provide chemical hazard information and submit a chemical inventory to local authorities, EPA said.
Water quality within the South Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River is severely degraded due to dissolved metals from historic mining activities, EPA said, noting that major tributaries are devoid of aquatic life due to high concentrations of dissolved metals.
How satisfying it would be to sit down with a few thousand of you at 1 p.m. June 29 inside San Antonio's downtown convention center to hear the new OSHA assistant secretary explain the new cranes and derricks rule at a plenary session of ASSE's Safety 2009. I intend to be there, but one or both of the others almost certainly will not.
OSHA recently announced that it has partnered with Marlette Homes in Lewistown to assist the company in creating safety and health management systems that will protect employees from injuries and illnesses.
NY Giants, Jets Sign with EPA for 'Greenest'-Ever Meadowlands
"This ambitious, comprehensive plan set forth by the two team ownership groups is a blueprint for new sports venues everywhere," said EPA Acting Regional Administrator George Pavlou.
The state's safety administration purchased and repurposed the campaign from Australia, where surveys showed that about 85 percent of viewers thought it was quite or very effective. Also, 24 percent of employers and 18 percent of employees said they had personally taken action as a result of the ads. L&I said this was considered a very strong result in a low-interest category such as occupational safety and health.
"In this case, a worker was unloading materials from a box that was being elevated on a lift truck that became unstable, causing the worker to fall 36 feet to his death," said Stephen Boyd, OSHA's area director in Dallas.
Protecting Arkansas workers from hazards associated within the residential construction industry is the goal of an alliance between OSHA and the Arkansas Home Builders Association (AHBA).
Also, because summer is the peak season for one of the nation's deadliest weather phenomena--lightning--NOAA is calling attention to Lightning Safety Week, June 21-27, by offering a number of new, free resources to increase safety awareness.
Due to the mobility of employers in the construction industry, the transitory nature of construction sites, and the fact that sites often involve more than one employer, inspections will target specific jobsites rather than specific employers.
The intent of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act and its accompanying regulations is to help prevent exposure to lead-based paint by requiring disclosure and notification of actual and potential hazards when selling or leasing housing.
The state's insurance commissioner, Steve Poizner, announced the arrests this week of three people who operated a general building contractor and allegedly falsified the type of work being done and wages paid on construction jobs.