A worker died in April 2012 in Portsmouth, N.H., when a plastic keg exploded as he was using a compressed air line to purge liquid from it.
Three of the top five violations OSHA cited during FY2012 involved working at height.
The state agency faces claims that it failed to enforce its own outdoor work regulations.
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Salvatore Angelella also ordered subordinate commanders to conduct core value retraining for military personnel and for civilians covered in the status of forces agreement between the United States and Japan.
Its NPRM proposes a four-hour period during which the railroad would verify that a suspected defect in the rail exists.
The agency's Confirmatory Order tells Honeywell International, Inc. what it must do in order to resume operations at the Honeywell Metropolis Works facility in Metropolis, Ill., which has been shut down since May 9.
Under-aged workers were found working with equipment not permitted for use by minors.
Marglen Industries Inc., a recycling company, faces $69,300 in proposed penalties after a serious injury at its Rome, Ga. facility.
Licensed design professionals can submit plans and obtain permits electronically for home renovations, office makeovers, façade repairs, etc.
To combat unsafe commercial cyclists, measures are taken to enforce safety classes and accountability.
The agency launched an investigation after an employee working on a parking lot paving job in Washington, D.C., suffered heat stress, was taken to a hospital, and died there.
BP has agreed to sell the refinery where a March 2005 explosion killed 15 workers and triggered record OSHA fines. Marathon Petroleum Corporation will buy it and part of BP's retail and logistics network in the southeastern United States.
OSHA proposed more than $82,000 in fines against Hoist Liftruck Mfg. of Bedford Park, Ill.
One follow-up inspection resulted in $51,590 worth of fines.
Improper guarding is one of the most commonly cited violations in the metal and nonmetal mining industry, according to the agency.
OSHA has proposed $72,800 in fines against Cleveland Tank & Supply Inc., with 19 serious health and safety violations cited.
The state's new plan works to incorporate the highway safety components of engineering, enforcement, education, and emergency response in five emphasis areas.
If owner Daina Shipping Company and its insurer, The Swedish Club, decide to apply for and receive a resource consent to leave part of the wreck in place, Daina will make an additional $10.4 million payment.
Eighteen accident investigators and special investigators are taking a two-week course on conducting accident investigations.
Businesses in the United Kingdom are now required to pay inspectors' fees when under investigation for safety violations.