In a statement released today, CSB Chairperson Rafael Moure-Eraso used the ninth anniversary of a deadly Corbin, Kentucky plant explosion to criticize OSHA for the agency's failure to issue combustible dust regulations.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Wal-Mart Stores Inc. for a total of 24 alleged repeat and serious violations of workplace safety and health standards at its supercenter store No. 2859 in Rochester, NY.
The recent decision by Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. to plead guilty to charges of distributing insecticide-tainted bird seed highlights the need for continued monitoring of the safety of the nation's bird seed supply, says American Bird Conservancy (ABC), the nation's leading bird conservation organization.
The long-awaited GHS Standard (Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals) expected to be released by OSHA in February has been delayed again.
Approximately 2,000 people in the U.S. are treated each year for severe arc-flash burn injuries, according to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).
Containers of flammable liquids left open -- and near a lighter -- blocked fire exits and no training in the use of fire extinguishers were just some of the violations found by OSHA at a Syracuse, NY metal finishing plant after an employee was injured there on September 20th.
