I have been promoting that message since I became head of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration almost three years ago. It is supported by empirical evidence—and now—it’s been confirmed by a peer-reviewed study published in Science, one of the world’s top scientific journals.
OSHA has cited Nance Carpet and Rug Co. Inc. with 10 serious violations for exposing workers to amputation and electrical shock hazards at the company's Calhoun facility.
Maine shipbuilder faces more than $171,000 in fines for fall, other hazards
April 13, 2012
OSHA has cited Bath Iron Works, a General Dynamics company, for alleged repeat and serious violations of workplace safety standards at its Bath shipyard in Maine.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has released details of a number of recent incidents showing that the problem of advance notice of inspections is still...a problem.
New mobile solution expedites safety inspections by enabling mobile data acquisition, eliminating transcription errors and automating reporting
March 21, 2012
ChemSW, Inc. has announced a unique new Safety Inspection Live™ (SI Live™) solution that enables users to perform safety inspections using the most popular mobile handheld devices such as Apple® iPhones®, iPads®, Google® AndroidTM, etc.
OSHA has cited Piping Technology and Products Inc. for one willful and 11 serious violations following a health inspection that found workers exposed to excessive noise levels and other hazards at the company's Houston facility.
An investigation by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) found that enforcement efforts at the Upper Big Branch Mine (UBB) were "compromised" prior to the deadly 2010 explosion there, due to a failure to follow established policy on the part of agency personnel.
OSHA inspectors didn't have to use a GPS to find Northern Steel Casting, Inc. in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin: the company had already been inspected 24 times by agency personnel.
One of targeted mines was placed on pattern of violations last April
November 23, 2011
The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) today announced that federal inspectors issued 226 citations and orders during special impact inspections conducted at eight coal mines and three metal/nonmetal mines last month.