In an effort to reduce worker exposure to diacetyl, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has revised its National Emphasis Program (NEP) on Microwave Popcorn Processing Plants. Diacetyl, a chemical used to add flavor and aroma to popcorn and other foods, has been linked to lung disease when inhaled.
Workplace fatalities cost the United States $53 billion dollars from 1992-2001, according to a study just released by the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited roofing contractor Sherriff-Goslin Co. of Mansfield with one alleged willful and one repeat safety violation for failing to provide fall protection for employees working on a residential roofing project in Sandusky, Ohio.
The U.S. Department of Labor has fined Haasbach LLC in Mount Carroll and Hillsdale Elevator Co. in Geneseo and Annawan, Ill., following the deaths of three workers, including two teenagers. The workers were killed when they suffocated after being engulfed by grain.
The National Transportation Safety Board last week released the first of its factual reports on the natural gas pipeline rupture and explosion that killed eight people in San Bruno, Calif., on September 9, 2010.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration will host a public hearing tomorrow on the agency's proposed rule to lower miners' exposure to respirable coal mine dust.
Not all OSHA inspections result in citations and fines. An oil refinery in North Dakota and a paper company in Missouri are being praised by the agency for their exemplary safety and health programs.
A lead recycling and manufacturing company’s “blatant disregard” for OSHA’s lead standard has netted it a whopping 32 safety and health violations and a total of $307,200 in proposed penalties.
OSHA has cited Durasol Corp. for 13 alleged serious violations of workplace health and safety standards at its Amesbury, Mass., manufacturing plant. The manufacturer of hard gum erasers faces a total of $43,800 in proposed fines.
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