"We want to ensure that miners are protected from overexposure to harmful contaminants and mine operators have required safety and health programs in place to meet that objective," said Joseph A. Main, assistant secretary of labor for mine safety and health.
Semiannual agendas published Monday in the Federal Register are later than usual. Those from the Labor Department's units are sparse.
The added amount raises its civil penalties this year from two investigations to $48.8 million.
His congressional career ends this month. Oberstar, a Minnesota Democrat, has chaired the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and has been a strong proponent of increased highway funding.
Nearly 5,000 public and private organizations downloaded the electronic tool kit for this year's week, which was sponsored by the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety in partnership with DOT.
The new enforcement policy is not yet in effect, but some groups are attacking it as an expensive, unnecessary change. The National Hearing Conservation Association supports it, however.
The company was prosecuted after an employee suffered fatal head injuries in October 2006 when he fell from a wooden ladder.
Its passage Sunday evening by unanimous consent of the U.S. Senate was a surprise, The Washington Post reports.
OSHA has proposed $91,000 in fines against the company for one alleged willful, two alleged serious, and one other-than-serious violation.
Although whatever window OSHA has to enact an injury and illness prevention programs requirement may well be closing, the Jan. 19-20 meeting in Washington, D.C., will include a discussion by OSHA and NIOSH staffs.
The American Industrial Hygiene Association has opened registration for the 2011 American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Exposition. The conference, scheduled May 14-19, will take place in Portland, Ore. and will include the latest in industrial hygiene technology, methodology, and innovation.
Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis recently announced appointment of five new members to the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health. The new appointees will serve two-year terms and are leaders in the fields of medicine, academia and safety program development.
Savings of $8.6 million would result from one of the most important recommendations in the government's recent report to reduce the regulatory burden on employers.
Salmonella was the leading cause of estimated hospitalizations and deaths, responsible for about 28 percent of deaths and 35 percent of hospitalizations due to known pathogens transmitted by food.
The OPLAN from the California Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Emergency Management Agency outlines response and recovery following "unthinkable" destruction from an earthquake.
This hazard is especially present during winter months when people use heaters and stoves indoors to stay warm.
An employee was performing welding on a pontoon boat when the hot work ignited vapors from within the boat's interior. OSHA found that the boat had not been adequately ventilated to ensure the escape of flammable gasses before welding.