Violations include failing to provide guardrails on mixers, ovens, and ice machines; provide machine guarding to prevent workers from coming into contact with rotating parts; and develop energy control procedures for machinery with more than one energy source.
About 45,000 facilities are underutilized or obsolete, and investments in maintenance and repair have been inadequate for many years, the report says.
The worker was removing a wooden pallet from a shot blast tumbler barrel when the wire rope cable on the loader bucket broke, causing the bucket to fall and strike the worker.
The case includes nine per-instance willful citations for failing to require respirator use by six workers exposed to dust above the permissible exposure limit and failing to adequately protect three dust collection units which collect dusts such as starch, potato base, cellulose fiber, and pea protein.
"DPA's Safety Division is the fastest growing of the group's four market segments. We are getting so many requests from suppliers and distributors to join that we unfortunately have to turn many companies away."
The Architect of the Capitol focuses on fall protection that meets the most current ANSI standards.
The willful violations address hazards associated with failing to develop and utilize energy control procedures, failing to train workers in energy control, and exposing workers to moving equipment parts.
The retail grocery chain faces a total of $195,200 in proposed fines, chiefly for inadequate safeguards, to prevent the unintended startup of machinery during maintenance.
The revision in the emergency management drill requirements in Standard EM.03.01.03 for the home care accreditation program would allow some organizations to use annual tabletop exercises rather than functional ones.
One repeat violation was cited for failing to maintain dry floors and allowing floors to be slick from oil and water accumulation, which created slip and fall hazards.
Earnings per share of $1.10 are 45 percent above 76 cents a year earlier. Sales rose by 14 percent for the company as a whole and also for the Automation and Control Solutions segment.
Lynn G. Bellenger, who served during 2010-11 and was the first woman president in the society's 116-year history, died Oct. 19.
Lifting the administrative stay for the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act section 313 toxic chemical release reporting requirements means affected industries' first reports will be due July 1, 2013.
Proposed penalties total $122,000 following an inspection initiated as part of OSHA's Site-Specific Targeting Program for industries with high injury and illness rates.
NIOSH research shows that workers at call and dispatch centers may face several hazards, including acoustic trauma from a sudden spike in noise levels and background noise from an incoming call.
Practices and precautions to protect laboratory personnel include safety guidance for using autoclaves, use of chemical fume hoods, labeling and transferring chemicals, and latex exposure.
Section 4 is devoted to flash mobs, both criminal and comedic. NRF said in its recent Criminal Flash Mob report, 10 percent of retailers said they have been a victim of a multiple offender crime.
“In California, employers are required to provide basic protections for workers that include payment of at least minimum wage, overtime, and workers’ compensation coverage,” said DIR Acting Director Christine Baker.
The inspections were conducted under OSHA's Site-Specific Targeting Program for industries with high injury and illness rates. Proposed penalties total $96,030.
The University of Maryland at College Park's Institute for Systems Research will work with NIST to develop test methods and measurement tools, essential for ensuring these systems perform reliably and consistently.