MSHA has assessed $115,000 in fines against Alaska Mechanical Inc., a contractor at Alaska Gold Co.'s Nome Operations Mine, for safety violations contributing to the death of two miners in July 2007.
The plant received similar failure to abate notices and a proposed fine of $75,000 in April for failing to guard press brakes and rollers. The latest, follow-up inspection resulted in an additional $109,100 in proposed fines, in part for failing to provide employees with lockout/tagout and fire extinguisher training as it previously agreed it would, according to OSHA.
The United Kingdom, Finland, Japan, and South Korea also have ratified the 2006 ILO document recently.
According to EPA, the individual used heavy equipment to clear, grade,
and fill wetlands and streams to create a pond on his property without
first obtaining a required Clean Water Act Section 404 permit from the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
"Handling dangerous chemicals, electrical hazards, and machine
guarding problems are issues that should not exist at any worksite,"
said Richard Gilgrist, director of OSHA's area office in Cincinnati.
"The investigation brings to light egregious violations of virtually
every aspect of Iowa's child labor laws," said Dave Neil, Iowa Labor
Commissioner. "It is my recommendation that the Attorney General's
Office prosecute these violations to the fullest extent of the law."
"The sizable fines proposed here reflect the breadth of hazards found
during our inspections and the fact that the company had been cited
for similar conditions in the past," said Robert Kowalski, OSHA's area
director in Bridgeport, Conn.
"All employees should have the freedom to compete for promotions on a
fair and level playing field, without regard to race," said EEOC
attorney Celia Liner.
Workplace safety professionals who want the ability to interact with each other more than just once a year at trade shows and conferences now have a new resource.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced yesterday that nine firms have agreed to pay the money for failing to report children's clothing products that pose a strangulation hazard.
OSHA will focus on safety and health management systems during the 10th annual "Stateline Safety Workshop" slated for September 17 at the Holiday Inn Express, 3100 Wellington Place, Janesville, Wis.
This year marks the 20th anniversary for the Chicagoland Safety & Health Conference, co-sponsored by the OSHA and slated for September 15-18 at Northern Illinois University, 1120 E. Diehl Road in Naperville.
The Food and Drug Administration yesterday announced several improved policies and procedures strengthening its management of FDA advisory committees.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety administrator said the "demonstration project" has been a safety success, and this extension will persuade more Mexican firms to participate.
Themed "Navigating the Future of EHS&S," the event is scheduled for Sept. 7-10 at the Hyatt Regency at Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis.
Since Friday, the agency has followed Subpart R of the steel erection standard for these issues. Construction deaths at the Las Vegas City Center project, shown here, spurred congressional pressure to beef up OSHA fall standards.
"Many non-traditional ATVs do not adhere to even minimal safety requirements, nor do the companies provide training or safety information," said coalition spokesman Ed Krenik. "The poor quality of many of these ATVs create a danger for all ATV riders, particularly young riders, who are being targeted by these companies."
Major goals of the partnership are to keep the DART (cases with days away from work, restricted or transferred) rate below the national average for the commercial construction industry and to further reduce this level of recordable injuries by at least four percent annually.
An inspection opened in January 2008 also identified new hazards including unguarded pulleys, lack of auxiliary lighting on pallet jacks, and exposed live electrical wiring.
Anhydrous ammonia is one of the most dangerous chemicals used in refrigeration and agriculture today, EPA noted. Those who work with it must be trained to follow exact handling procedures.