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OSHA

OSHA Compliant Signs and Safety Signs

The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has

very particular rules regarding everything health and safety at work. This covers everything

from protective equipment to lockout tagout procedures to the signage used to warn or alert

employees about health and safety hazards. And they do this in an effort to maintain safe work

environments […]

OSHA Proposes $234,900 in Fines for Mezger Enterprises

The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has

cited Mezger Enterprises Ltd. For 27 safety and health violations. These violations come in

response to a March 2014 health inspection, which was part of the Regional Emphasis Program

for Noise in the Austin area, which means it was an unsolicited audit. Based upon the […]

OSHA Proposes $294,000 in Fines for Gleason Roofing Co.

The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has

cited Gleason Roofing Co. for six safety and health violations. These violations come as a

result of an inspection in March of 2014 at two New Britain work sites in response to employee

complains. These citations carry proposed fines in the amount of $294,000.

“These employees […]

OSHA Announces Final Rule for Reporting Severe Injuries

The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration

announced a new final rule relating to employer notification of employee injuries. Employers

are now required to notify OSHA if an employee is killed on the job or suffers a work-related

hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye. The rule updates the timeframe within which

employers must […]

Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout Tagout)

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has standards of varying complexity and

relevance. Some standards are very cut and dry; you read the three sentences and adhere to

what they say. Others are very long and drawn out, requiring very specific wording for different

situations. And still others are extremely complicated due to the nature of what […]

OSHA, Heartland Workers Center Establish Alliance

The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has

formed an alliance with the Heartland Workers Center. This alliance has been formed in an

effort to educate immigrant workers about safety and health at the workplace. Additionally, the

alliance is designed to promote better understanding of the rights of workers, specifically about

the OSHA complain […]

OSHA Proposes $497,000 in Fines for Behr Iron & Steel

The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has

proposed $497,000 in fines for Behr Iron & Steel, Inc. These fines come as a result of seven

willful and one serious safety violations following an inspection of their South Beloit, Illinois

facility. This inspection was in response to a fatal accident in March.

“A wife […]

New Practices for Temporary Workers Announced by OSHA, NIOSH

The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health

Administration, in a joint partnership with the National Institute for Occupational Safety

and Health, released revised Recommended Practices for both host employers and

staffing agencies in relation to safety procedures. These new practices are designed to

ensure continued safety for temporary employees, and would have the staffing agency

and […]

OSHA Proposes $90,300 in fines for Film Pak Extrusion, LLC

The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration

has cited Film Pak Extrusion, LLC for 13 workplace violations related to unsafe work

conditions. These violations consist of one willful and 12 serious workplace violations,

which resulted from a February inspection at the company’s Paterson manufacturing

facility. The citations carry $90,300 in proposed penalties.

The largest citation […]

Lockout Tagout Procedure Audits

Third party safety audits, both internal and external, are important to ensure any safety

program is both compliant and being followed by the staff and management. Routine

third party audits ensure new employees are properly trained, all policies and procedures

are compliant as per any OSHA or other regulatory agency’s changes, and are a

requirement of OSHA for […]