The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Indianhead Explorations, LLC for two willful and seven serious safety violations. These citations come as a result of an incident in March 2014 where two employees were injured while making modifications to the wood piping that supplied the gas and the […]
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has a zero-tolerance policy around most safety processes. But that policy is most easily seen in reference to lockout tagout procedures. Governed by OSHA Standard 1910.147, lockout tagout procedures are highly scrutinized and deficiencies carry hefty penalties. The primary difficulty with this is that Standard 1910.147 can be […]
Following an inspection on February 4, 2014, The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations for 19 safety and health violations to Seeler Industries, Inc. in Joliet, Illinois. The citations focus around exposing workers to hazardous chemicals and chemical particles. These citations come as a result of a complaint […]
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration signed an alliance with the Consulate General of Honduras in California on August 1, 2014. The alliance was established in order to provide workplace information to Honduran workers and their employers in Idaho, Washington, Alaska, Oregon, and California.
“This alliance provides us with a […]
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration
has cited Rust-Oleum Corp. for 33 safety and health violations. These violations spanned
multiple areas of occupational safety and heath, but generally focused upon electrical
hazards, amputation, and exposure of full-time and temporary workers to crystalline
silica dust. The investigation was initiated in February in response to […]
In reviewing 20 of the United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and
Health Administration’s heat-related enforcement cases from 2012 to 2013, the Centers
for Disease Control found that the primary risk factor for heat fatalities is a lack of an
acclimatization process. This was detailed in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly
Report.
This conclusion came after the […]
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Austin Powder Co. in Arkansas for 22 serious and 1 repeat safety and health violations. These citations come with proposed penalties totaling $178,400. The citations primarily pertain to a failure to correct multiple deficiencies in the area of process safety management.
“OSHA’s […]
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration
has cited Forever 21 for three repeat violations. These violations come after citations
for similar violations were issued on January 2, 2014, and as a result of a complaint at a
Wayne, NJ location.
The citations were for stored boxes filled with merchandise in front of electrical […]
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is bringing investigators from around the country to support North Dakota in their focused enforcement of high-hazard industries. These industries are the oil and gas and construction industries, which have accounted for 34 work-related deaths since January of 2012. This accounts for 87 […]
Following an injury at a Gainesville excavation site, the United States Department of
Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration audited the area. The auditors
uncovered one willful and two serious safety violations which were cited against R.E.
Arnold Construction, Inc., and four serious safety violations which were cited against
the subcontractor, Suntree Technologies Inc. These citations carried fines […]