"This precedent-setting agreement will go a long way in protecting the interests of workers employed by this farm, as well as others in the industry," said Patrick Reilly, director of the division's Southern New Jersey District Office.
Two petitions ask for rulemakings to warn consumers that the glass can reach high temperatures, posing a burn risk.
A new direct final rule from the Federal Aviation Administration adjusts its 2006 lightning requirements for expendable launch vehicles to match changes adopted by the U.S. Air Force, increasing launch availability.
OSHA initiated an inspection on Feb. 1 as part of its National Emphasis Program on Amputations. As a result, the company was cited for 18 serious violations.
The final rule will take effect July 8 and will save employers more than $45 million annually, according to OSHA.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's change means that drivers returning cargo containers to the equipment provider won't have to file a written report if they found no defects in that equipment.
Saehaesung Alabama has been cited for two willful violations for failing to develop, document, and utilize lockout/tagout procedures for energy sources, and to provide workers with the knowledge and skills necessary for safe usage and removal of energy control devices.
The willful violations address the company’s failure, from 2007 to 2010, to record standard threshold shifts on the OSHA 300 Log when employees’ hearing tests revealed that they experienced a work-related STS and the employees’ total hearing level was 25 decibels or more above audiometric zero.
The owner and manager of a California condominium complex were sentenced for conspiring to violate the Clean Air Act’s asbestos work practice standards during the renovation of a 204-unit apartment building in Winnetka, Calif., in 2006 – work that caused asbestos to be released into the complex and the surrounding community.
A document being discussed June 14-15 at the annual conference is NFPA 3, Recommended Practice for Commissioning and Integrated Testing of Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems. Integrated testing may become a separate document.
The National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health will meet June 22 in Washington, D.C., after subgroups on those two topics meet Jan. 21.
OSHA's investigation, which began in December 2010, resulted in the issuance of citations 27 serious and three other-than-serious violations.
DOT requires any advertising that includes a price for air transportation to state the full price to be paid by the consumer, including all carrier-imposed surcharges.
The American Society of Safety Engineers stated its support for bipartisan federal legislation, the ‘Voluntary Protection Program Act’ (S. 807, HB 1511), to place the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Voluntary Protection Program into law.
A willful violation was issued due to the company permitting employees to install trusses of approximately 35 feet at the leading edge of the building without safety nets or personal fall arrest systems.
The plan is based on public feedback collected earlier. The deadline for comments is 11:59 p.m. EDT on July 1.
The citation for a willful violation, carrying $61,600 in penalties, was issued after inspectors observed employees working without fall protection on a commercial roof at a height of nearly 32 feet.
OSHA found that The Hartford's data center policy required electricians employed by its maintenance contractor, Grubb & Ellis, to perform work in live electrical panels for computer equipment without first de-energizing the panels.
The proposed rule from HHS would give people the right to obtain a report on who has electronically accessed their protected health information.
Only one factor was found to be a consistent predictor of good ear plug fit: one-on-one training.