Compared with a flat surface, stepladders present a smaller and less rigid surface on which to stand, and the narrow steps make it easier for a person to lose his or her balance.
Four willful violations, with proposed fines of $161,700, were cited for two instances of allegedly failing to provide a respirator to protect workers exposed to total dust in the production facility.
OSHA cited Black Mag LLC in October 2010 for more than 50 willful, egregious, and serious violations of safety standards in connection with a May 14, 2010, explosion at the company's Colebrook, N.H., facility in which two employees died while manufacturing a gunpowder substitute.
The organization wants governments to address chemical contaminants and water safety to prevent waterborne diseases.
It completes the tasks required by a joint FAA-NATCA fatigue working group, but the two parties said they will continue to collaborate to reduce the risk of fatigue in the workplace.
In a study of 31 Boston offices, polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants now banned internationally by the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants were detected in every office tested.
People that have been identified and diagnosed with a health condition specified in the James Zadroga Act will receive health monitoring and treatment services, at no cost to them.
Coal mines were issued 339 citations, 12 orders, and two safeguards, while metal/nonmetal operations were issued 62 citations and 13 orders in May.
OSHA's inspection found that the hospital failed to provide adequate asbestos training for environmental staff and employees in the engineering department who perform demolition and renovation.
During the five-year period covered by the report, roughly one in every 310 households per year had a reported home fire. On average, seven people died in U.S. home fires every day.
Evidence obtained during a compliance review conducted by FMCSA safety investigators disclosed that H & W Tour Inc. continued transportation of passengers without federal operating authority and without the required level of insurance.
“The work being done to coordinate what happens in hospitals and ambulances can make a big difference in getting people quicker treatment and saving more lives,” said Seth Glickman, M.D., the study’s lead researcher.
OSHA's inspection of the company was initiated in April under a local emphasis program focused on fall hazards, following a referral alleging employees were exposed to fall hazards while installing a roof at a Hastings, Neb., job site.
The free training seminars provide an opportunity to educate hazmat employers and employees on DOT Hazardous Materials Regulations.
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s annual death and injury report on fireworks, approximately 40 percent of fireworks injuries occur to children younger than 15 years of age.
“It’s vital that our stakeholders—starting with the American motoring public—participate in this dialog to shape the future course of truck and bus safety," said FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro.
OSHA's inspection found that the machine had not first been de-energized and had its power source locked out before maintenance was performed.