Although it’s three decades old, a powerful enforcement tool has been used for the very first time by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
URS Corporation, a global engineering and construction firm, has been awarded the Corporate Health Achievement Award (CHAA) by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).
OSHA has cited Pearl Leather Finishing Inc. of Johnstown, NY for 20 alleged violations of workplace health and safety standards at its Johnstown plant.
OSHA, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE) are readying for the May 2nd start of the North American Occupational Safety and Health Week, an annual event highlighting workplace safety.
A team of investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has begun investigating a train collision in Iowa that killed two workers Sunday morning.
A chemical blending facility in Columbus, Ohio has been cited by OSHA for safety violations that include failing to protect workers from electrical hazards to not having an effective lockout/tagout program.
Exposing workers to combustible dust hazards was among the multiple workplace health and safety violations found by OSHA at Sterling Seating Inc. of North Arlington, NJ.
OSHA has toughened up requirements and tightened procedures for its voluntary Outreach Training Program, in an effort to improve the quality of outreach classes and ensure the integrity of its authorized trainers.
OSHA’s directive requiring fall protection in residential construction – scheduled to go into effect June 16 – has survived a legal challenge by the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA).
An explosion last month at Carbide Industries LLC, the largest domestic producer of calcium carbide, killed two long-time employees and put a stop to production for the foreseeable future.
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