The New York City Council's housing committee will consider a package of legislation Jan. 31, after NYCOSH called for legislation including an increase in training for construction workers and mandatory apprenticeship programs on large construction sites.
Brighter lighting for crosswalks will be installed at 1,000 high-risk intersections and $550,000 will be spent to buy 120 handheld laser speed detection guns to be deployed to local police precincts, providing a third speed detection gun per precinct.
HSE said its investigators determined the company had failed to ensure the driver of the Range Rover was familiar with procedures and also failed to properly separate the workers on the production line from the moving vehicles.
The company now faces $219,242 in proposed penalties.
A 3-0 decision by a panel of judges from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied his appeal of his conviction for conspiracy to willfully violate federal mine health and safety standards.
A follow-up inspection found the company failed to develop and implement adequate lockout/tagout procedures, exposed workers to live electrical contacts, did not install machine guards, and exposed workers to fall hazards.
The agency has asked the Bellingham-based company to provide multi-piece tires and rimes training.
Kempf Construction was cited for five serious safety violations.
OSHA inspectors witnessed workers working at heights up to 40 feet without proper fall protection.
The suit seeks back wages and damages for violations of the OSH Act.
The report also says senior citizens are at risk.
Redhawk Roofing has been cited for four repeated safety violations.
The HHS investigation showed Presence Health failed to notify, without unreasonable delay and within 60 days of discovering the breach, each of the 836 individuals affected by the breach, prominent media outlets (as required for breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), and OCR.
Tilikum, the orca that killed whale trainer Dawn Brancheau in February 2010 at SeaWorld of Florida, died Jan. 6 "surrounded by the trainers, care staff and veterinarians that provided him around-the-clock world-class care," the company reports.
The company's owner insisted the worker drive the injured employee to an urgent care clinic instead, according to OSHA.
Four willful and two serious safety violations were issued to Barringer Brothers Roofing.
OSHA has cited the medical center for one willful and four serious safety violations. The case involves $174,593 in proposed penalties.
It was the third such injury in just 17 months.
The agency reported its General Industry Safety and Health Division conducted an inspection at the Ypsilanti facility in response to an employee complaint alleging safety and health hazards. Citations were issued for eight serious, six repeat serious, three other-than-serious, and two repeat other-than-serious violations.
Sixteen serious and one other-than-serious safety and health violations were given to G.D. Roberts & Co. Inc.