Regulatory & Standards


A new safety rule for large-scale egg producers went into effect July 9.

New Egg Safety Rule Goes Into Effect

Implementing the preventive measures will reduce the number of Salmonella Enteritidis infections from eggs by nearly 60 percent, FDA says.

Airbus Unit Certified to Business Continuity Management Standard

This demonstrates the company has "effective processes in place to minimize exposure during external disruptive events," says the company's head of facility management.

Monsanto to Pay $2.5M for Distributing Misbranded Genetically Engineered Pesticide

The fine, levied after the company sold misbranded cotton seed to restricted counties in Texas, is the largest civil administrative penalty settlement ever received under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).

OSHA Files Repeat Citations, $72,500 Fine Against Shipping Company

Horizon Lines of Puerto Rico Inc. had recurring problems at the Puerto Nuevo Port Area marine terminal in San Juan, said José A. Carpena, OSHA's area director for Puerto Rico.

Sweeping Decision: Janitorial Firm to Pay $4 Million for Bilking Workers

The Las Vegas-based subcontractor failed to properly pay at least 50 employees who worked across California from December 2006 through January 2009, according to the California Department of Industrial Relations.

An employee was applying a coat of plaster to a suspended ceiling from a scaffold when the ceiling collapsed, and Cal/OSHA later cited his employer.

Public Hearing Set on CA Suspended Ceiling Change

The proposed changes to be discussed Aug. 19 are derived from the federal standards, 29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6) 1926.701(a), and will clarify who is responsible for determining how much weight a structure can bear.

Firearms Safety Training Part of Chicago's New Ordinance

Introduced by Mayor Richard M. Daley on July 1 after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling shot down the prior ordinance, this one was passed 45-0 the next day by the city council but denounced by the National Rifle Association.

Workshop to Investigate Impacts of Indoor Air Contaminants, Lead Paint

The half-day event will focus specifically on damage to building contents that can result from airborne contaminants and the ramifications to contractors of EPA’s Renovation, Repair, and Painting rule.



Parts of Dust Standard Likely to Be Retroactive

The OSHA Combustible Dust Team's web chat with more than 400 stakeholders also gave some idea of the timetable for the combustible dust standard that will be developed.

Concrete Mixing Equipment Firm Fined $59,775 for Hazardous Waste

“Industries that fail to properly manage their hazardous wastes can pose serious risks to the health and safety of their employees because improper disposal of those wastes can cause serious harm to the environment,” said EPA Regional Administrator Karl Brooks.

Manufacturing Firm Fined $118,750 for Hexavalent Chromium, Other Hazards

The GISHD inspection identified numerous violations of the following MIOSHA standards: hexavalent chromium, dipping and coating operations, asbestos, formaldehyde, and noise. The most serious violations involved employee overexposures to highly hazardous air contaminants.

FAA Proposes $2.5 Million Penalty Against Trans States, GoJet Airlines

FAA alleges Trans States and GoJet operated aircraft when maintenance had been carried out incorrectly, and that the company failed to complete required maintenance record-keeping.

EPA Takes Wind Out of Texas' Air Permit Program, Steams Governor

The agency determined the state's 16-year-old plan allows companies to avoid certain federal clean air requirements by lumping emissions from multiple units under a single "cap" rather than setting specific emission limits for individual pollution sources at their plants.

PETCO to Pay $145,000 for Discriminating against Deaf Pet Stylist

A store manager eventually refused to schedule customers for the groomer, despite their specific requests for her, and other employees inaccurately informed customers that she no longer worked for the company as a means to funnel them to non-disabled pet groomers, according to EEOC.

The Future of Fall Protection Equipment Testing

Before the ANSI/ASSE Z359.7 standard, there was no person or entity an end user could turn to for compliance testing information on any piece of fall protection equipment.

FAA Proposes Major Changes to Icing Certification Rules

These systems would need to be able to perform in freezing rain, freezing drizzle, ice crystals, and combinations of these icing phenomena.

Strategic Value for the Health & Safety Industry

The IT/MIS model has more to do with configuration management and much less with the job at hand, with little thought given to people in the field.

Ontario Proposes Rules for Offshore Wind Turbines

In May, the province's Chief Medical Officer of Health issued a report finding no adverse health effects or hearing damage associated with wind turbines. The proposed rules would keep them at least 5 kilometers from the shoreline.

If the petitioners get their way, indicators such as this would alert the driver that rear seat occupants are not wearing their seat belts.

NHTSA Weighing Rear Seat Belt Reminder Mandate

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wants comments by Aug. 30 on the petition for rulemaking submitted by Public Citizen and Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, which claim this would not be expensive for automakers.

Officer Philip Ortiz, 48, died June 22 after a vehicle struck him from behind while he was engaged in a traffic stop on I-405.

CA Highway Patrol Mourns Five Officers

Four separate highway accidents in June followed a May 7 plane crash in which one officer died. The funeral for Officer Philip Ortiz is taking place today.

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