Mining company CEOs labeled the bill "too punitive" and called it unconstitutional. It subjects company executives to five years in prison or a $300,000 fine if a worker dies.
"Working without fall protection is like walking a tightrope blindfolded in that one slip or misstep can swiftly result in death or disabling injuries," said C. William Freeman III, director of OSHA's Hartford Area Office.
A post-collapse inspection by the agency revealed 46 alleged safety and health violations, including struck-by, fall, electrical, and noise hazards, as well as failure to prevent explosive dust from accumulating on machinery and the shop floor.
"A great deal of technical development and capabilities have evolved since the 1982 edition of the standard," said Jeff Fryman, Z244 Committee vice chairman. "These new technologies make the control of hazardous energy both more complex and easier to achieve.
OSHA's Dallas Area Office began its investigation following the May 13 incident that took place at a water treatment facility in Paris, Texas, where a diver's lifeline became entangled in the water pump of a 500,000-gallon in-ground water tank.
U.S. Rep. George Miller was re-elected today to chair the House Education and Labor Committee, and Sen. Ted Kennedy returns as Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee chairman.
The U.S. Fire Administration recently announced that the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has added its logo to the National Fire Service Seat Belt Pledge 100 Percent Participation Certificate. USFA said this endorsement of the seat belt campaign, by NIOSH Acting Director Dr. Christine Branche, reinforces the importance of wearing these safety devices to the American Fire Service.
The meeting also will include comments from the Office of the Assistant Secretary, Thomas M. Stohler, who was named the acting assistant secretary on Nov. 10 when the previous OSHA chief Edwin Foulke Jr. left the agency to join the Atlanta office of law firm Fisher & Phillips.
According to a new survey released today by Kimberly-Clark Professional, 89 percent of safety professionals polled at the 2008 National Safety Council (NSC) Congress have observed workers failing to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) when they should have been.
Recently, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a final rule (pdf) by unanimous vote, addressing the conformity certification required for consumer products subject to safety rules under the commission's jurisdiction.
Patriot Mining LLC failed to reduce rate of significant and substantial violations
ATVs manufactured after April 13, 2009, must meet the ANSI/SVIA 1-2007 standard, which the Consumer Product Safety Commission incorporated by reference in the final rule published Friday.
The chain sold about 1.8 million cans of Zany String confetti that contained R-22 Freon, a Class II ozone depleting substance that has been banned for aerosol use under the Clean Air Act.
The agency has developed a searchable database that pulls together publicly available information from various sources to help identify consumer and commercial products that contain mercury and their possible non-mercury alternatives.
The holidays are here and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)--joined by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Safe Kids Worldwide--has issued its annual holiday safety messages to remind parents to be diligent when making holiday shopping choices.
A full wardrobe of stylish gear is ready for the Nov. 24 effective date of the FHWA rule requiring high-visibility apparel (such as this OccuNomix International, LLC outfit) for those working in highway work zones, including emergency responders.
The agency has determined that, for both substances, use without impervious gloves or a NIOSH-approved respirator with an APF of at least 10 may cause serious health effects.
Several complaints have been made to the agency about callers attempting to entice people with discounted prescription drugs and then trying to extort them out of thousands of dollars.
Jury found the Lake Ridge Academy in Cleveland guilty of firing an employee because he questioned the school about paying men more than women with similar education and work history.